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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: "Emeka Johnson" <emekajohnson01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: emekajohnson@excite.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:45:33 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: BAR.JOHNSON.
FROM THE DESK OF: BAR.JOHNSON.
CHAMBER EMEKA JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES
3 Allen Ave. Ikeja. Lagos - Nigeria
Dear Friend
INTRODUCTION: I am Barrister Emeka Johnson a Solicitor. I am the
Personal Attorney to MR. ADAMS national of your country, who used to work
with
CADBURY NIGERIA LIMITED, On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife
and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu
Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the accident,
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassyto locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over he Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. I contacted you to assist in retrieving the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars).
Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the the relatives for over 2 years now.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$10.5MD can be paid toyou and then you and me can share
the
money. 50% to me and 40% to you,while 10% 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
direct your reply through this alternative mailbox if you are
intreseted
to enable us discuss further. Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Emeka Johnson (Esq.).
N.B. Please indicate your contact address, telephone, fax numbers for
easy communication in this mutual transaction
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