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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: Mathew Melford <attorney_melforrd@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: attorney_melford@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:17:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Get Back To Me
MATHEW MELFORD CHAMBERS
Legal Solicitors
Legal Matters
Tax payments
Attention,
I am MATHEW MELFORD [ESQ], the attorney to the late Mr. Smith
Williams.
Engr Williams Smith who is a national of your country, who tills his death, was a Contractor with cappa and dalberto/Moenier Oil & Gas Consult and London Ports authority United Kingdom.
Here in after shall be referred to as my direct client.
Mr. Smith Williams died in an auto crash accident on his way back home, on 21st April 2002. Unfortunately for him and his three kids, lost their lives immediately in the
event of the accident, while the wife was taken to the hospital where she died three days later.
The very reason that prompted me to send you this email is that the bank to my late client called me last week urged me to provide the next of kin to Mr. Smith Williams. The bank has also told me to present together with all the legal documents
backing the intended claim by his next of kin who is also thebeneficiary to the amount of seven million United States dollars [$7,000,000] deposited by my late client Smith Williams before his death.
After the meeting held by the Executives of the Bank with me
as the personal attorney to the late Engineer they have all mandated me
to contact the next of kin to my late client.
Consequently I have contacted you to assist in claiming this fund as the beneficiary of the account of our late client, because i do want to make you the next of
kin to my late client, as you will stand as the next of kin to make
this claim in the account valued Seven million united states dollars
[$7,000,000].
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please, if you are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get back to me
as soon as you received this email with your information’s below in your return email.
[1] Full name
[2] Date of birth
[3] Phone number
[4] Contact address
[5] Occupation.
My conditions remains that the sharing rations remains 50/50 and no third
party to the sharing of the money when secured. Anticipate hearing from
you ASAP.
Attorney-At-Law
Mathew Melford [Principal Partner]
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