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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: "james wiliams" <jameswiliams_016@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jameswiliamsxz1@canada.com
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:37:49 +0000
Subject: Good Day
From: James wiliams
Sule's chamber's Johannesburg S/Africa
45 Marina Rd Johannesburg
Good Day ,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge
of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your
confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of
mutual benefit.
I am Barrister James wiliams a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Kenneth Gardner,a national of your country,who used to work with
British/Dutch Shell petroleum-development Company Pty in S/Africa. after
referred as my client.On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his Wife and
their three children were involved in a car accident along sandton 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
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in claiming his
contract sum which he executed under S/African National Petroleum
Corperation(SNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly, the Federal
Ministry of finance(FMF) and the Finance Company where the deceased had his
contract fund valued at about 26 million united states 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 are foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at 26
million united states 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 email and send to me your telephone and fax
numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction,
Best regards,
James wiliams
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