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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: "charles williams" <charleschambers_90@msn.com>
Reply-To: charles03chambers@walla.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:06:44 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REVERT
Greetings to you,
I am Barrister Charles William, I am the Personal Attorney to Morris Thompson a National of America, who used to work with Doyon Ltd and also a partner to Agip Energy & Natural Resources here in Nigeria.
On the 31st of January 2000, my client, his wife (Mrs. Thelma Thompson) and their Daughter (Miss. Sheryl Thompson) were involved in a plane crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261), which crashed into the Pacific Ocean, go through the websites for more information.
(http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/) and
(http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html).
Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the crash, 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 attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the the finance and security firm where this huge deposit is lodged in canada. This funds valued at about $16.5 million U.S Dollars (Sixteen million, five hundred thousand dollars). has been deposited with this firm and declared as personal family treasure.
Consequently, The finance and security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin and beneficiary to the deceased deposit or have the consignment confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessfull in locating the relatives for over 4 years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin and beneficiary of the deceased deposit with the firm in canada.
This consignment containing the sum at $16.5 million U.S dollars will be released to you after verification of the fact that you are the next of kin to the deceased and beneficiary of this consignment and then you and I can share the money, 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further, Am in Nigeria presently and can be reached through my phone numbers.
Please note that this business is confidential and risk free, we must keep it secret till the funds gets to your account.
My Contact email is:charles03chambers@walla.com
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Charles William.
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