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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: iyieke@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:32:40 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Letter=20of=20Endeavour=21=21=21?=
>From the Desk of:
Mr.Iyieke Anderson
Lagos Nigeria.
Email:iyiekeanderson1@yahoo.fr
With great pleasure I,Mr.Iyieke Anderson, Manager of a Bank (name upheld)is
writing you in respect of a foreign customer an
Oilconsultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation,Engr.Lee Seunghyo made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months valued at S$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five Million
Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Engr.Lee Seunghyo died in Korean Air Flight 801, which crashed in
Guam on August 1997 with other passengers onboard.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. Lee Seunghyo
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin
was fruitless. Also, he did not declare any next of kin or relations in
all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank.This
sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
Since the demise of this our customer, I have personally watched the account
with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as
no one has come to claim his FIXED DEPOSIT fund of USD.$25million,[Twenty
five million United States Dollars] which has been with my ranch for a very
long time. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come
forward to lay claims for this money asthe heir.
A member of our government trade delegation to your country gave your impeccable
profile to me. Hence I have decided to seek your co-operation in this business
deal due to the sensitivity of this transaction. It may rnterest you to
know that I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot
be approved to a local Bank account here, but can only be approved to a
foreigner with an account since the money is in US Dollars. I have decided
as a matter of urgency upon this discovery now seek your permission to have
you stand as next of kin to the deceased
Engr. Lee Seunghyo as No one has ever come forward to claim this fund.
In accordance to Nigerian Law, fund deposited for a long period of time
without claim will be reverted to the Nigerian Government treasury if nobody
applies to claim this fund after a long period of time. I want you to co-operate
with me so that the fruits of this man's labour will not get into the hands
of some unsrupulous corrupt government officials if NOT CLAIMED now. I have
secured from the probate an Order of Madamus
to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Hence I am contacting you with
this proposal.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address,Date of Birth, Occupation,Tel & Fax Numbers so that the Attorney
will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you
in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of two Attorneys
for drafting and notorization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour
for the transfer. The Bank cannot release the fund from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated
in our banking guidelines. I have almost resolved to finalize this transaction
with some money to secure documents in your name as the bonafide
beneficiary of this fund $25m which guarantees our safety and
successful transfer. With the above suggestion, It is reliable,safe and
quick for transfer process.
At the successful conclusion of this business, your goodself shall be entitled
to have 40% that is, USD$10m of the total money while I will have 55% that
is USD$13.750m and 5% that is USD$1.250m for communications and other
expenses. I am ready to invest a reasonable percentage of mine into any
viable business you suggest as a joint partner.
Your response is highly imperative as this is a TWO-man business deal transaction
as I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents thatwill
help you nderstand the transaction. I need your assistance andc co-operation
to this reality as I have done my Home-work and fine tune the best way
to create you as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction with you
as the beneficiary to this fund. Your percentage will also be a source
of upliftment.You have absolutely nothing to LOSE in assisting me instead,you
have so much to GAIN. Be rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us.
I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of business.Contact
me for acknowledgement by E-mail and whereby you are not interested, please
indicate in your reply so that I can seek for the assistance of someone
else.
Thanks for your expected co-operation and treat ASAP as your utmost Trust,Honesty
and Confidentiality will be highly appreciated in this business deal transaction.I
await your urgent reply:iyiekeanderson1@yahoo.fr
Thanks with great regards.
Mr.Iyieke Anderson.
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