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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: "John Wood" <johnwood_uk4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjohnwood@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:52:43 +0000
Subject: REPLY.
FROM:BARRISTER JOHN WOOD
33 ILAJE ROAD, ILAJE BARRIGA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DEAR SIR/MADAM
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF I AM BARRISTER JOHN WOOD I WAS
THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR. MORRIS THOMPSON AN AMERICAN WHO WAS A
PRIVATE BUSINESSMAN UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF
ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31ST 2000, INCLUDING HIS
FRENCH WIFE AND ONLY DAUGHTER.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THESE SITES BELOW,
http://www.cnn.com/2000/us/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mthompson.html
BEFORE THE PLANE CRASH, MR. MORRIS THOMPSON MADE A NUMBERED FIXED
DEPOSIT FOR 18 CALENDAR MONTHS WITH A VALUE OF US$ 2,600,000.00 (TWO
MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) IN A BANK HERE IN
NIGERIA.UPON MATURITY SEVERAL NOTICE WAS SENT TO HIM, ANOTHER
NOTIFICATION WAS SENT AND STILL NO RESPONSE CAME FROM HIM. I LATER FOUND OUT
THAT MR.MORRIS THOMPSON AND HIS FAMILY HAD BEEN KILLED IN THAT PLANE CRASH.
AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MR. MORRIS
THOMPSON’S NEXT OF KIN IS HIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED WITH HIM.WHAT BOTHERS ME
MOST IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF MY COUNTRY AT THE EXPIRATION 4 YEARS
THE FUNDS WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, IF NOBODY
APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUNDS. AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, MY SUGGESTION TO YOU IS
THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.
MORRIS THOMPSON SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS FOR BOTH OF
US.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE: I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING PLANNED
OUT SO THAT WE SHALL COME OUT SUCCESSFULLY. I PREPARE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT
THAT WILL BACK YOU UP AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR. MORRIS THOMPSON.
PLEASE YOU PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW,
[1] NAME: ---------------------
[2] ADDRESS: ----------------
[3] AGE: --------------------
[4] SEX: ----------------
[5] TELEPHONE: ------------------
[6] FAX:----------------
[7] OCCUPATION------------------
ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US JUST 15 WORKING
DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH BEGINNING FROM WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR DATA'S.AFTER YOU HAVE
BEEN MADE THE NEXT OF KIN, I WILL ALSO FILE AN APPLICATION TO THE BANK ON
YOUR BEHALF AS SOON AS I SECURE THE NECESSARY APPROVAL AND LETTER OF PROBATE
IN YOUR FAVOR FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUNDS TO AN ACCOUNT THAT WILL BE
PROVIDED BY YOU.
THIS PROCESS IS 100% RISK FREE AS I HAVE SET OUT ALL THE MODALITIES TO
SEE THAT A LEGALIZED METHOD IS USED BECAUSE I WILL PREPARE ALL THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT UTMOST SECRECY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES DURING THIS TRANSACTION.
ONCE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
WE SHALL SHARE IN THE RATIO OF 55% FOR ME,40% FOR YOU AND 5% SET ASIDE FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE NOT
INTERESTED, PLEASE DELETE THIS LETTER SO THAT I CAN SCOUT FOR ANOTHER
COMPETENT PARTNER TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION. SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
PLEASE SEND ME YOURFULL NAMES, TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.I
WILL PREFER THAT YOU TO REACH ME VIA THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS.
YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WILL BE APPRECIATED.
KIND REGARDS,
BARRISTER JOHN WOOD.
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