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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "Barrister Jonas Makotem" <makot100@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:49:40 +0000
Subject: INHERITACE REMITTANCE....Hasan Akyuz
FROM:BARRISTER JONAS MAKOTEM AND ASSOCIATE,
PUBLIC NOTARY,SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE.
private email : makotem_jonas@yahoo.ca
Dear Hasan Akyuz,
I am Barrister Jonas Makotem, Solicitor and Advocate at Law. I am the
personal Lawyer to Late Engr. T.Akyuz. a citizen of your Country, Working in
an oil servicing company In Lome-Togo. Referred to as my client On April my
client, his wife,and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Bouliverd road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
over the Internet. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
and property left behind by my late client before they Get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the security company where this huge deposits were
lodged as FAMILY VALUABLE in a trunk box, Where the deceased had an deposit
Valued at about(US$9.7million dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the
Next of Kin.
Or have the boxes confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, Due to your Name is similar to my Client Name, I decide to seek your
consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin, of the deceased, So that
this deposit valued at (US$9.7 million dollars) can be released to you and
then you and me can share the money.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and me, from any breach of the law.
Pls l want you to reply me this email on my private email :
makotem_jonas@yahoo.ca
God bless you and your family.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Barrister Jonas Makotem.
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