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No 5 PARK AVENUE,
G.R.A, ENUGU.
ENUGU STATE,

{VERY URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION}
GREETINGS
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 26 MILLION DOLLARS)
FROM
OUR BANK. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR
A
RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE
FORTHIS
IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET
ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.

I AM MR.IFEANYI OBI, THE EASTERN DISTRICT BANK
MANAGER
OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC. (UBA). THERE IS AN
ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND SINCE 1990
NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER
GOING
THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED
THAT IF I DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT
WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A
FOREIGNER, AND THE MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL
UPPORT
SERVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND HE
DIED SINCE 1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS
NO
OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME
AS
WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD 26
MILLION DOLLARS).

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS
ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM
ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS
MONEY
CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN
ONLY
BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY
IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW
THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS
WE
DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS
REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.

I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER
WITH
BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN
THIS
BUSINESS YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE
CONTACTED
IN THIS BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I
WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY. I
WANT
US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT
TO
BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY
INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE
WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED.AND I WILL FLY TO
YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND OTHER
INVESTMENTS.

I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A
FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN
ENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR
CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS
WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO
APPROVE
THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT
INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO
YOU
LATER IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH
CAPABILITY
TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST
ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR OUR
MUTUAL
BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME
AGAIN
IN MY LIFE.

I NEED TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE I NEED YOUR STRONG
ASSURANCE AND TRUST. WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE
OFFICE I CAN NOT TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE
WITH
ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY
PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. I WILL
DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE
RECIEVE THIS MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE.

YOU CAN ALSO COME
TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE
AFTER
WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR PRESENCE
AND
TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS
AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA
IMMEDIATELY
I HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND
RECEIVE
THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL USE MY POSITION
AND
INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH
APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR
EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE
PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY
MAIL.

YOURS TRULY,
IFEANYI OBI.

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I'd love to reply with a "You can rely on me".

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"Thingmies? We don't need no stinking Thingmies"

Well, ever since I replied to a similar email from Nigeria, all my financial troubles are just a distant memory. The millions of dollars I made by simply sending them my life savings for "APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS" was well worth it

If anyone would like to skip the hassle of all those forms, just send me your life savings and I'll flush your money down the toilet for you

Seriously, this email is such a blatant scam it laughable, but people fall for it all the time. Greed, eh?!

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Voodoo indeed, well Spam is a curse so he's half way there.

I saw something about this on a TV program here it's been going on for ages.

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"Thingmies? We don't need no stinking Thingmies"