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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: solomonemmanuel2006@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:57:00 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=20IS=20HIGHLY=20NEEDED=2E?=
BARRISTER.STAN A. DIM & CO;CHAMBERS
10TH FLOOR; LE SACRE COUR VILLA;
207 AVENUE HOUPHET BOIGNY;
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
My Dear friend,
I am Barr. STAN A. DIM , a solicitor. Am the personal attorney to
Engr.CARRIER ,A national of your country, possibly Could be your brother,
who used to Work with Oando Petroleum Development Company [West Africa]
Cotonou Branch hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. In 2003, my
client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a plane crash in a village called Adjarra near Porto Novou after
take off from Cotonou here in Benin Republic.
It was unfortunate that my client and his family all lost their lives in
the
crash.For more on the plane crash logon to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy here in
Cotonou and Porto Novou to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to track his last name over the internet, to locate any member
of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated,
frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were
lodged.
PARTICULARLY, THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INTERNATIONAL where the deceased
had an account valued at about NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS
[ USD5.5M ]. The Management has issued me a notice to provide the next Of
kin or have the account frozen within the next twenty Official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD9.5 M can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the money. 60% to me and 40% to you.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make.And this I must do to make sure that this fund is
not
Wasted or end up in the wrong hands. 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 from
any breach of the law.
I am waiting your urgent reply.Through this my private email address: stan_dim11@yahoo.com
REGARDS,
BAR. STAN DIM .ESQ.
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR
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