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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: "Kofi Yebua" <yebua8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kofiyebua@sify.com
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:25:59 +0000
Subject: Need Your Assistance.
Need Your Assistance.
Barrister Kofi Yebua.
Profession; Legal Practitioner.
Address; 147, Osu road Accra,
Ghana .
Hello
First I must apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that
this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a relationship,
but you will realize the reason for my action after going through the mail.
I am Barrister Kofi Yebua, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Late Mr. Andrew George, an American national, who until his death was an
employee with Shell Oil Development Company in Accra , Ghana . Here in after
shall be referred to as my client. On the 3rd of November 2004, my client,
his wife and their only daughter had a car accident along Tema highway Road
Ghana , unfortunately they lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you as a
foreigner to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
here where the huge deposits were lodged. The Constitutional provision of
the Republic of Ghana , further mandates the deceased attorney to repatriate
the fund if original country of deceased is established.
Particularly, Standard Charted Bank, Accra-Ghana. Where the deceased had an
account valued at over ($5.7Million US Dollars) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year and now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a
foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at over 5.7million US
dollars can be paid to you. The total sum will be shared as follows: 45% for
you, 50% for my family, and then the remaining 5% will be used for the
reimbursement of all the expenses that will be incurs in the process of this
transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can
be used to back up any claim we may stand to make. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us seeing this project through.
There is no risk involved what so ever on this transaction please. These
funds will be transferred in your favor/ accounts upon proper application to
the Bank. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
endeavor to keep this business confidential.
I will be glad if this is acceptable for you, in assisting my family.
Awaiting your urgent and candid reply.
Best regards,
Kofi Yebua. Esq.
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