| the dying art of the con (or: he even left his email address...). |
[21 Jan 2002|10:43pm] |
--- Kingsley Ige wrote:
> ATTN: BENEFICIARY/INTERESTED PARTY
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> Your contact was discretely sourced for as
> international acclaimed personality because it
> is utterly necessary for your involvement.
> Besides, permit me to use this medium to seek for your
> assistance, trust, willingness and confidence
> to handle this business, as it deserves. Meanwhile
> this mail may have gotten to you as a surprise but
> the reason for reaching out to you, remain basic
> because I repose every confidence in you to treat this
> matter by virtue of your assistance with utmost
> seriousness and
> mutual support to achieve success.
>
> In a brief introduction, I am KINGLEY IGE
> (ESQ.), a cousin to the LATE CHIEF BOLA IGE (SAN,MON) of
> blessed memory and I am also a legal practitioner. Due
> to my closeness to Late Chief Bola Ige (SAN,MON) and
> my longtime experience in legal matters, I was
> fortunate to associate with Chief Bola Ige (SAN,MON) who
> was assassinated last December 2001 by unknown
> gunmen.
> Chief Bola Ige until his death was the Former
> Minister Of Power And Steel, an Attorney General and
> Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
> As result of the closeness, I was more like
> Personal Assistance to him until his death. However, the
> Late Minister has been buried most recently this
> January 2002 at his private home here in Nigeria. This
> puts the fate of our entire family in agony;till
> now, the circumstances surrounding or leading to his
> assassination is yet to be ascertained by the
> Investigation Committee set up by the Government of Nigeria to
> fish out those responsible for his death.
>
> Now, this brings me to the main matter: I was
> in possession of some very vital documents
> relating to his investments (home and abroad), private
> affairs and money related documents. Most of these
> documents were made known to our family with respect to the
> etiquette of the law profession and according to the
> instructions he gave me before his death. I
> deliberately kept aside one vital and
> confidential file and his personal diary, which he gave to
> me temporarily two days before his death and none
> of our family member is aware of this. So, I kept it
> aside to strike out a deal with someone from the
> international community so that there would be no trace to
> it.
> Moreover, after two weeks of his death and
> funeral, I opened the file and I found out that it
> contains all relevant papers relating to his
> US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) he
> lodged with a Security Company in Accra Ghana, which was
> meant for execution of a very important Government
> Electrification Project when he was in office
> as the Minister for Power and Steel of the Federal
> Republic of Nigeria two years ago; which he failed to
> implement before he was appointed as Minister of Justice
> and Attorney General of the Federation.
>
> On further enquiry, I notice that the said fund
> was secretly purported for sponsoring his campaign
> committees abroad intone for his Presidential
> race next year (2003) election as published in the
> news dailies. Based on my position and as a family
> member, I went to the Security Company. I met two
> officials at the security company in Ghana. I was informed
> that the money (according to the late Minister's
> interest) was defaced by the Security Company and enclosed in
> two (2) boxes; hence, registered as containing
> sensitive photographic materials to make way at the port
> of entry at their offshore payment centers Abroad
> and to avoid any suspicion or trace from the
> Government of Nigeria. I hereby solicit for your humble
> assistance to enable me lodge an application for claim of
> this fund in your favour as the Chairman of the
> campaign committee. This deal can only be justified with
> your support and willingness upon which if you deem
> it fit to transact, I will process all the necessary
> documentation in your favour as the true
> beneficiary of the money (consignment). I am in a better
> position to forestall you as the beneficiary through
> proper documentation to effect the claims. Once,
> you've claimed the money and you have deposited it in
> your bank account, I will arrange to meet you in
> your country for compensation of both parties
> according to agreed percentages and for good business
> opportunities as I wish to go into business in areas of good
> business opportunities in your country based on
> your advice and initiative.
>
> All modalities have been put in place to move
> this money to any of the Security Company's
> designated offshore service centers nearest to you for
> your convenience; where this Dollar Bills as it is
> in the boxes will be reconverted into GRADE A1 NEON
> PROOF MINT. With the help of the two Security Company
> Officials, who have promised to keep it
> confidential, the claims will be made without any
> difficulties within five working days of your interest to
> assist as a partner, so that an application would be
> lodged to the management fore mostly, for the claims. I
> want to inform you that this business is 100% risk free
> and once started will not take more than 7 working
> days.
> All I require from you now is: your full name
> and address, telephone and fax numbers for easy
> communication, first two pages of your
> international passport for recognition to enable me know whom
> I am dealing with and any other relevant information
> concerning you. I will be very happy to
> entertain any question from you and looking forward for your
> urgent replies if you deem it fit to transact with me
> and you will be highly compensated. Use this email
> address:kingsleyige@yahoo.com as an alternative
> email address to communicate more with me only if you
> are very interested and sure to get this carried out
> successful. Your quickest response will enable me stop
> further search for a beneficiary.God bless you.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> KINGSLEY IGE (ESQ.)
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