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An Email with the Subject "Urgent Reply Is Needed" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 31 May 2006 04:15:58 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "MIKE PETER" <mike_peter@sify.com>.
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MIKE PETER 4TH AVENUE PLOT 1001 FESTAC - TOWN, LAGOS NIGERIA. Email :mikepeter_231@myway.com Dear Friend, I am Barrister Mike Peter, a legal practitioner,i am the personalattorney to mr Mark, a nationale of your country,who used work with chevron/texaco Nigeria limited,here in Nigeria. on the 27th of january2003,my client,his wife and their three children were involved in ikeja bomb blast here in my country. my client and his family unfortunatelylost there lives.since then i have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extendedrelatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.after these several unsuccessful attempts,i decided and do some research in the internet,to locate any member of his family. hence i contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me inrepatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.particularly,the bank of nigeria plc,lagos branch where my ent deposited us$11.7milliondollars.the bank has issued me a notice tprovide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives fo over 2 years now i see your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at us$11.7million dollars can be transferred to your account there in your country,then you and me can share the money. i have all necessary legal documents that back up the claim we may make. all i require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under egitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.please indicate your readiness to assist me,so that all the informations about this funds will be passed to you immediately............................... you should send to me:.......................... your full name:.......................... your telephone number for easy communication:.......................... your age:............................................ your occupation:.................................. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm http://news .bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world /africa/2698081.stm and also assure me of your trust and remember that the trust in business is confidentiality.so let it be only between me and you.if you give me your full coperation and this transaction is properly executed,i am prepared to give you 45% of the total sum for your kind assistance.45% will be for me and 10% percent will be for any expences we may incure along in this transaction.please get in touch with me by my private email to enable us discuss further:mikepeter_231@myway.com thank you very much for your understanding. Best Regards, Barrister:Mike Peter