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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: Ola Williams <thisthings4@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 04:13:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Dear
From: Barrister Ola Williams,
Ola Williams Chambers
Lagos -Nigeria
45 Marina Rd Lagos
Alt.E-mails: olawilliams@latinmail.com
Attn: My good Friend,
I am Barrister Ola Williams a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr. Kenneth a national of your country, who used to work with British/Dutch
Shell Petroleum-development Company Ltd in Nigeria hereinafter referred to as
my client.
On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his Wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives and
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts
to locate any member of his family I have to contact you. I am contacting you
to assist in claiming his contract sum which he executed under Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly,
the Federal Ministry of Finance(FMF) and the foreign banks where the deceased
had his contract fund valued at about US$12.5million dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 3years 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
US$12.5million dollars can be paid to your bank account.
For God sake, I will acquire all necessary legal documents in your name 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 above alternative e-mail address and send
to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.
Best regards,
Barrister Ola Williams
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