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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: "duke patricks" <dukepatricks@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dukepatricks01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:04:00 +0100
Subject: HELLO,
Dear Friend,
Permit me to say that I am very sorry for making this contact considering
the fact that we have not met, but this contact is very urgent and
necessitated by the desire to create a business relationship and trust with
you. I am soliciting for your assistance for the receipt of US$8.5 million
.I am barrister AWELEKUME DUKE PATRICKS a Solicitor. I am the Personal
Attorney to LATE DAVID LOGAN a national of your country, based here in
London , the owner of Universal Steel Industries Nigeria Limited located at
number 11 Moat Place, Acton, London, W3 0AT.
On the 30th of June 2002,Mr David was seriously sick.Unfortunately,he died
the following day,1st of July 2002,as a result of a cardiac arrest.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 unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but of 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 lodged,unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had account valued at about$8.5 million dollars.
Consequently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin/beneficiary of the fund or have the account confiscated within the next
21 official working days. since i have been unsuccessfully in locating the
the relatives for over 2 years now. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin/beneficiary of the deceased since you are from the same
country also bear the same surname so,that the proceeds of this account
valued at $8.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money $4.3million dollars to me and $4.2 million dollars to you.
I will procure all the legal and necessary documents, to back up any claim
we may make,with your name. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this transaction through. I require your phone & fax number to
enable us, discuss further,outside the Internet.Reach me through this
email,thanks while waiting your response.
With Best Regards,
Barrister Duke Patricks .
Attorney at Law.
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