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I received a “Nigeria Letter” today in the form of a comment to one of my blog entries. Very flattering to think that they want me to help them commit fraud on a grand scale and as I have never met them such trust to give a complete stranger. I will be receiving 4 million dollars of course if all goes according to plan. Anyway the comment is from a Mr. Davies Mark who may well exist in reality but named Mark Davies instead? Have a read of the comment and enjoy.
These Nigeria letters were clever frauds and elaborate when they first appeared in the 6o’s and 70’s and lots of people including some famous were conned. Now the letters come via e-mail, and people fall for it every day.An even earlier version of the scam is known as “The Spanish prisoner” which dates back to the 1588 and there is a good film with the same name starring Steve Martin.

From The Desk of the Vice President
Custody and Clearing Dept
HSBC Bank Plc 24th Floor
8 Canada Square, London E14 5hq
www.hsbc.co.uk
Email: d4mark_944@yahoo.com

PRIVATE AND URGENT.

I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a Hugh sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION;

We discovered an abandoned sum of US$11,500,000.00 (eleven Million five hundred thousand united states Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. 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.

Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by us for the funds to be released in your favor as the beneficiary’s next of kin.

It may interest you to note that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Beneficiary name and address.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.

These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made. We shall be compensating you with US$4,000,000.00 (Four Million united states Dollars) on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us. Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes.

If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me only through my confidential email address: d4mark_944@yahoo.com and the private phone number I shall provide in recipient of your response to my proposal. This is because my official lines are not totally secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. You can as well click on this link below and click on my names on the page to know what I am talking about.

http://www.hsbcnet.com/hsbc/home/contact-us/europe/united-kingdom

Please observe this instruction religiously. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences may be, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.

Regards,
Yours Truly,
Davies Mark
S.V. President, C.C.D