FRAUD EMAIL from October 8, 2003

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Message-Id: [200310080921.h989LmrZ021704@bacon.hamjudo.com]
From: "Ben Manu" [firstben2001@yahoo.com]
Reply-To: firstben@z6.com
To: ...
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:20:52 -0700
Subject: Next of Kin
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Mr. Ben Manu
Union Bank of Nig. Plc

ATTN:
Perhaps, this proposal might come to you as a surprise, since you have 
neither met or known me before. I will tell you at once what it is all 
about. My name is Mr. Ben Manu , staff of Union Bank of Nigeria; some 
times in 1999, one of our esteemed customers MR. ADII BANTAM, died in an
 air crash, off the Coast of Lagos, before his sudden death he was the 
Chief Executive and Managing Director of Cross Atlantic Oil Company and 
he maintained personal account; both current and savings with us. As at 
the time of his death, he has about US$35 Million in both accounts. 

After his death, our Bank made several efforts to contact his Next of 
Kin without success. We also contacted his Country^Òs Embassy in Nigeria 
(As he is not from Nigeria), who after about three months got back to us,
 saying they could not locate MR. BANTAM^ÒS family or relatives. It was 
at this point we notified the Nigerian Government through the Central 
Bank and the Federal Finance Ministry about Mr.Bantam^Òs Account and my 
Bank was directed to place Mr. Bantam^Òs money in a special account. 

The Government, last week sent us a letter asking us to locate Mr. 
Bantam^Òs relatives and pay them the money or contribute the money to the
 Government to buy arms and ammunitions Government needed to assist the 
civil war presently going on in Liberia one of West African Countries. 
Considering this directives, an extra ordinary meeting of the Board was 
called, and it was resolved that our Bank should not support the plans 
of the Government. I was mandated to as a matter of urgency contact 
anybody I can trust abroad to assist us take the money abroad in the 
name of Mr. Bantam^Òs relative; hence I am sending you this letter even 
though we have neither known or met ourselves. 

My Bank want to present you as the next of kin (relative to Mr. Bantam) 
to the Bank. Your nationality does not matter as you could be his Uncle,
 Cousin, etc from either the mother^Òs side or his father^Òs side. Should 
you accept this proposal, we shall send to you, additional information (Bio
 data) on Mr. Bantam. I am mandated to get the money by all means to any
 account abroad. When you have received the money, it will be shared in 
a manner that will be satisfactory to both yourself and my Bank. 

Our shares can be invested for us for Two years as the case may be under
 your direct control until we give you instructions on what ever to do 
with it. Should you be interested, kindly get back to me through the 
above e-mail clearly stating your private fax and phone numbers, For me 
to provide you with additional information before we begin the fund 
transfer. 

While I urge you to get back to me without much delay; the code should 
be OMEGA. Any communication without this code should be disregarded. 

Kind regards, 
Mr. Ben Manu
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