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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: "anthony agu" <anthonyagu3939@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:56:35 +0100
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER FROM DR.ANTHONY AGU
FROM THE DESK OF DR.ANTHONY AGU
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE
ECOBANK ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
.Email: infoecobankcci25@yahoo.com
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION. FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL
AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THISMAGNITUDE WILL
MAKEANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE
WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT TRUST CONCEPTUALLY IS A CONUNDRUM WHICH LEADS ITSELF
TO DEFERRING INTERPRETATION, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION.
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOBANK ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.
I AM WRITING TO YOU, FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION RECEIVED ABOUT YOU
FROM THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. I BELIEVED THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE AND RELIABLE
TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $25M US DOLLARS (TWENTY
FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS). IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2000,
13:22 GMT 14:22 UK, 2000 THROUGH CONCORDE AIR LANE WITH FLIGHT N AF4590
CRASHED OFF, KILLING ALL 109 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND YOU CAN VIEW THE SITE FOR
MORE DETAILS:NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM SINCE WE GOT
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME
OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESSSOMEBODY APPLIES
FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR
BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF
KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY
BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER
OFFICIALS IN MYDEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU
AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED
FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE
DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.THE
BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER TEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND
IVORIAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES. THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS
ARRANGED,
YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR
PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND
LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRINGTO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR
AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. ANTHONY AGU
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
ECOBANK ABIDJAN CI. Email: infoecobankcci25@yahoo.com
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