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12-06-2003, 07:54 PM
I recieved an email a while ago which hadn't been deleted by my spam blocker. It said something to the extent of some person having died in plane crash and that he had no living relatives and had a $14 million estate. The email said that if i let them transfer the money to my bank account then i would get 20% of the profits they made. Ok, I though this sounds pretty ridiculous, but it didnt seem like ur normal spam so i replied to the guy (it wasn't a company it was an actual person an attorney) and here is the response:
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Dear friend
Thank you very much for your e-mail dated
4/12/2003,
, and in respect of my earlier mail to
you
concerning the transfer of a huge sum of money to
trusted, reliable, honest and sincere foreign bank
acconut.
This of course requires absolute and total confidence
and trust and is also strictly confidential.
A German national, late Engineer ****son.J.
Schillere, an oil merchant and a contractor with
the Federal government of Nigeria, who until his death in a
plane crash on September 1997 banked with us at
Citizens International Bank Plc and has a closing
balance as at the end of the year 2000 worth
US$14,000,000.00 in a domicilliary US$ account( NO.
008-2000003317) which our bank have been expecting
next of Kin to the deceased depositor to claim as
beneficiary.
Reasonable efforts have been made by our bank to get
in touch with any of the Schillers family member or
relatives but to no success. Engineer ****son J Schiller
had no wife or children known to us and the supposed
next of Kin died with him in the plane crash.
Myself and two of my colleagues therefore wish to seek
your permission to have you stand in as next of kin
to Late Engineer ****son Schiller so that the
US$14,000,000.00 will be released and transferred to
your account as the account holder’s next of kin.
All documents and proof to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out and arranged and we have
secured from the Probate registry and order of
Mandamus to locate any of the Schiller’s family member.
I wish to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk
free as all arrangements have been concluded to this
effect before my contacting you.
My colleagues and I have also decided and agreed to
compensate you with 20% of the total amount and 5% set
aside for all incidental expenses that may be incurred
in the course of this transaction by either ourselves
or you or both of us.
Note that this transaction when started is expected to
be concluded within 10 working days.
I am very happy that you accepted our offer which
I know it will certainly be of great benefit to you and to
us as we intend to use our own share for investment
and guarantee the future of our children .
Please if my explanation is understood by you and
acceptable,please call me on my cell number +234-803-7166132
for detailed discussion after which
I will send to you "text of an application for claim as,
next of kin to deceased depositor which you will
complete and return to the bank by fax
for processing and approval.
I will anxiously be expecting your call so that we can
start the operation without delay.
Also be informed that we will sign a
non-circumvention, non-disclosure confidentiality
agreement which will legally protect the investment
fund in your account as well as your 20% compensation
as Receiver / Fund Manager for us.
Expecting your urgent reply .
Yours sincerely.
Ben ozor
NB; Please send to me your private Telephone,fax and
mobile numbers for easy and direct contact with you
this is to inform you that I got your address and
your name through the internet.
I feel that you can do the transaction with me without any problem
please feel free with me and send your telephone and fax to me. b/c this transaction is 100% risk free.
Ok what do u guys think. This has to be a scam? Anyone here familiar with the law.
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Fromhttp://ubbxforums.ubi.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gifzor
Dear friend
Thank you very much for your e-mail dated
4/12/2003,
, and in respect of my earlier mail to
you
concerning the transfer of a huge sum of money to
trusted, reliable, honest and sincere foreign bank
acconut.
This of course requires absolute and total confidence
and trust and is also strictly confidential.
A German national, late Engineer ****son.J.
Schillere, an oil merchant and a contractor with
the Federal government of Nigeria, who until his death in a
plane crash on September 1997 banked with us at
Citizens International Bank Plc and has a closing
balance as at the end of the year 2000 worth
US$14,000,000.00 in a domicilliary US$ account( NO.
008-2000003317) which our bank have been expecting
next of Kin to the deceased depositor to claim as
beneficiary.
Reasonable efforts have been made by our bank to get
in touch with any of the Schillers family member or
relatives but to no success. Engineer ****son J Schiller
had no wife or children known to us and the supposed
next of Kin died with him in the plane crash.
Myself and two of my colleagues therefore wish to seek
your permission to have you stand in as next of kin
to Late Engineer ****son Schiller so that the
US$14,000,000.00 will be released and transferred to
your account as the account holder’s next of kin.
All documents and proof to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out and arranged and we have
secured from the Probate registry and order of
Mandamus to locate any of the Schiller’s family member.
I wish to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk
free as all arrangements have been concluded to this
effect before my contacting you.
My colleagues and I have also decided and agreed to
compensate you with 20% of the total amount and 5% set
aside for all incidental expenses that may be incurred
in the course of this transaction by either ourselves
or you or both of us.
Note that this transaction when started is expected to
be concluded within 10 working days.
I am very happy that you accepted our offer which
I know it will certainly be of great benefit to you and to
us as we intend to use our own share for investment
and guarantee the future of our children .
Please if my explanation is understood by you and
acceptable,please call me on my cell number +234-803-7166132
for detailed discussion after which
I will send to you "text of an application for claim as,
next of kin to deceased depositor which you will
complete and return to the bank by fax
for processing and approval.
I will anxiously be expecting your call so that we can
start the operation without delay.
Also be informed that we will sign a
non-circumvention, non-disclosure confidentiality
agreement which will legally protect the investment
fund in your account as well as your 20% compensation
as Receiver / Fund Manager for us.
Expecting your urgent reply .
Yours sincerely.
Ben ozor
NB; Please send to me your private Telephone,fax and
mobile numbers for easy and direct contact with you
this is to inform you that I got your address and
your name through the internet.
I feel that you can do the transaction with me without any problem
please feel free with me and send your telephone and fax to me. b/c this transaction is 100% risk free.
Ok what do u guys think. This has to be a scam? Anyone here familiar with the law.
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