[UA] Plutomancer tricks

[Edward Parsons]

This is an email recieved by a relative, who forwarded it to me. Now, what
strikes you as suspicious about the offer?

Surely there is a Plutomancer method to make a huge charge of such dodgy
money transactions (or collosal con tricks)






> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Okon [SMTP:ben_okonr at zipmail.com]
> > Sent: 03 May 2002 14:56
> > To: trevor.parsons at europa-shopfitting.co.uk
> > Subject: Proposal
> >
> > From the Desk of Dr. Ben Okon
> >
> > Zenith Bank of Nigeria,
> > Lagos-Nigeria.
> >
> > Dear Sir,
> > STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
> >
> > I am Dr. Ben Okon, The manager, Bills and
> > Exchange
> > at the Foreign Remittance Department of the Zenith Bank
> > of Nigeria
> > Plc. I am writing this letter to ask for your support
> > and cooperation to
> > carry out this business opportunity in my department.
> > We discovered an
> > abandoned sum of $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen million
> > United States Dollars only)
> > in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
> > customers who died along
> > with his
> > entire family of a wife and two children in November
> > 1997 in
> > a Plane crash.
> >
> > Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting
> > his next-of-kin to come
> > over and put claims for his money as the heir, because
> > we cannot release the
> > fund from his account unless someone applies for claim
> > as the next-of-kin to
> > the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
> >
> > Unfortunately, neither their family member nor distant
> > relative has
> > ever appeared to claim the said fund. Upon this
> > discovery, I and other
> > officials in my department have agreed to make
> > business with you and release
> > the total amount into your account as the heir of the
> > fund since no one came
> > for it or discovered
> > he maintained account with our bank, otherwise the
> > fund will be returned to
> > the banks treasury as unclaimed fund.
> >
> > We have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as
> > stated thus;
> >
> > 20 % for you as foreign partner,
> > 75 % for us the officials in my department and
> > 5 % for the settlement of all local and foreign
> > expenses incurred by us and you during the course of
> > this business.
> >
> > Upon the successful completion of this transfer, I and
> > one of my colleagues will come to your country and
> > mind our share. It is
> > from our 75 % we intend to import Agricultural
> > Machineries into my country
> > as a way of recycling the fund. To commence this
> > transaction, we require you
> > to immediately
> > indicate your interest by a return e-mail and enclose
> > your
> > private contact telephone number, fax number full name
> > and address and your
> > designated bank coordinates to enable us file letter
> > of claim to the
> > appropriate departments for necessary approvals before
> > the transfer can be
> > made.
> >
> > Note also, this transaction must be kept STRICTLY
> > CONFIDENTIAL because of its nature.
> >
> > I look forward to receiving your prompt response.
> >
> > Dr.Ben Okon
> > Zenith Bank of Nigeria.
> >
> > ________________________________________________
> > Don't E-Mail, ZipMail! http://www.zipmail.com/
>


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