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An Email with the Subject "DEAR FRIEND" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:14:03 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "baba ahmad" <babaahmad12@msn.com>.
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MR.BABA AHMAD. ORIENT BANK (NIG) LTD. IDUMOTA LAGOS-NIGERIA. CALL ME ON :234-8030719409 CONTACT EMAIL:dele_okolie_8@myway.com DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR.BABA AHMAD. BANK MANAGER OF ORIENT BANK OF NIGERIA LAGOS BRANCH. I HAVE URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PPROPOSITION FOR YOU. ON JUNE 6TH, 2000, A CANADIAN OIL CONSULTANT / CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION, MR, BARRY KELLY MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIX) DEPOSIT FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS VALUED ATUS$25,000, 000.00. (TWENTY? FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN MY BRANCH. UPON MATURITY I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY. AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALY WE DISCOVERED FROM HIS CONTRACT EMPLOYERS THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION THAT MR, BARRY KELLY DIED FROM AN AUTO MOBILE ACCEDENT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FIND OUT THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL, AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS. I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT MR, BARRY KELLY DID NOT DECLARE ANY KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICAIL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK. THIS SUM OF US$25,000,000.00. IS STILL SITTING IN MY BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. ACCORDING TO NIGERIAN LAW, AT THE EXPIRATION OF 5(FIVE) YEARS, THE MONEYWILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN GORVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND. CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR, BARRY KELLY SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN?S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT GORVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS SO THAT THE ATTORNEY WILL PREPARE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS WHICH WILL PUT YOU IN PLACE AS THE NEXT OF KIN. WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICE OF TWO ATTORNEY FOR DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETER OF PROBATE/ ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR THE TRANSFER. A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICAIRY/ NEXTOF KIN. THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IN THE RATIO OF60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU. THERE IS NO RISK ATALL AS ALL THE PAPER WORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY VIA THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELLOW. YOU CAN ALSO REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE FAX NUMBER OR YOU CALL ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER :UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY. AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA EMAIL OR THROUGH MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER. THANKS AND REGARDS. MR.BABA AHMAD.