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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: "Dan Holbert" <d_ht12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: personalizeddan@myway.com
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:41:35 -0600
Subject: DEAR ABERCROMBIE
HOLBERT CHAMBERS
63 Uplands drive,
Markfield,Leicestershire,
London LE67 9WF
Tel: +44-704-0104783
Email:personalizeddan@myway.com
Compliments,
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise, Please accept the
content in good faith. I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your
family. The reason for sending this mail is very fundamental to the doctrine
of human privileges and right.
My name is Barrister Dan Holbert, a legal practitioner with the Holbert
Chambers based in London, United Kingdom, and the personal Attorney to late
Mr. Lem ABERCROMBIE, a national of your country who died along with his wife
and two sons in the Tube explosion between King's Cross-and Russell Square
in London.
My client was a successful and accomplished family man, who made enough
fortune before his untimely death. Since then I had made several Inquiries
through your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative but this
exercise has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to locate any member of his
family, not much progress was recorded. My late client was an influential
wealthy businessman, an oil magnet here in London and he left behind a
deposit of Twelve Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only
($12.2Millionusd) in his domiciliary account in a Finance bank here in
London.
After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his Attorney to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his funds. The board of directors
of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of
kin for the payment of this money within 28 Working days or forfeit the
money to the bank as an abandoned property. The bankers had planned to
invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after
the expiration of the period given to me.
Fortunately, I came across your name, to my greatest astonishment, I
discovered that you bear the same surname with my late client and
coincidentally, you are nationals of the same country. Being convinced that
you may be related with my late client or that you might provide clue to my
search, I therefore, decided to contact with these facts before me, because
of the similarities. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his
immediate family, I am very much aware of my client financial standing and
the bank account he operates.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to
present you as the next of kin of my deceased client, so that you can be
paid the funds left in his bank account. I therefore seek your consent to
present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an
advantage, bearing the same surname and equally from the same country that
the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at $12.2Million Dollars can be paid
to you. We shall both share the funds. 40% for me and 50% to you, while 10%
should be for Expenses that your Government may require as Taxs
I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back
up our claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed Under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Please get in
touch with me by email to enable us discuss further.
For privacy and confidentiality reply using my email
personalizeddan@myway.com
Best Regards
Barrister Dan Holbert.
Head/principal partner
Holbert Chambers.
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