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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:42:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Your help is needed for this transaction.
U B A
United Bank for Africa Plc
RC:2457
4B Bank Road, Port Harcourt,
Nigeria.
Good day.
I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. Mr. Mark Eze I am one of the senior managers in the bank .I work with United Bank for Africa Plc (U B A). I am contacting you for one Engineer Adams A. Williams, who work in shell company in Nigeria, this late man left $26m US in our bank b4 he died in the belview plane crash in 2006 in Nigeria since then non of his relative has come to claimed his money so I want you to stand as the next of kin to this money I am going to back you up as an insider in the bank but on know account will you let any body in d bank know abut this, as an account holder of this late man I will sent to you d deposit slip of this money and the death certificate, I will give you 40% an 10% for your expenses and 50% for me.
The money is the closing balance of one of our best customer who died in the crash. I was his personal account officer just before he died in the belview plane crash of 2006 in Nigeria. He was an American citizen, also contractor to the Federal government of Nigeria, he supplied and installed equipments and his company Creek Contractors completed some of the best construction contracts in the country. His closing balance in the bank $26m US has been tagged unclaimed because no relations of his has come to make a statement of claim. We have no knowledge of a next of kin to him.
Right now I am almost alone in enterprise and I have presently decided on moving the money to a foreign account. I am hereby soliciting your assistance and I will be very grateful if you will be willing to help in this regard. I have worked out a plan to handle this transaction in carefully followed stages. You will help by providing a safe bank account into which the money will be paid and you will stand as a next of kin to the deceased. I will provide you with answers to security questions, which you will have to answer. I will also, provide answers to questions that only a person related to him will know. If you follow my instructions closely, we will successfully conclude this transaction in 21 working days.
I make this proposal in trust and in good faith, therefore if you are interested and you agree to assist me then contact me immediately you receive this email. There is a lot more to talk about. If you are not interested, then please do get rid of this mail and please forgive me if this message has upset you anyway.
THIS INFORMATIONS IS TO PREPARE A TRUST AGREEMENT LETTER BETWEEM YOU AND ME.
I look forward to your reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation. You can reach me on via email: mr_markeze@hotmail.com
Your Full Name;
Full Address;
Age;
Your Direct Telephone Number;
Cell phone Number;
Direct Fax;
You¢re Country Name;
Waiting for your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr. Mark Eze
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