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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: Milton Joe <bar.milton.joe.esq1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <miltonjoe1414@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:37:42 -0600
Subject: Dear Friend
Legal Practitioner, Justice Barrister Milton Joe {Esq.} (Barrister Milton Joe & Associates), Head Office: PLOT: 07 VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA. Dear Friend, I am Barrister Milton Joe, Principal Attorney to Late. Engr. Patrick, A native of your country who worked with a Multi-National Oil Firm here in my country but unfortunately lost his life in a car accident along Lagos express road, on 21st April 2004.
Since then I have made several inquiries/attempts to locate any of my clients real Relative, this has proved unsuccessful, I decided to contact you since you are a foreigner, I can introduce you as his relative/next of kin. With me as his lawyer, the finicial firm will transfer the funds into your account as his next of kin.
It would have been my pleasure if the us$6.2 million left behind by my client is paid to the real family, is just that a notice had been issued to me to provide the next of kin to apply for the claim before the account will be confiscated since they are aware of his death and the account has been unserviceable for a long time before it will get confiscated by the Federal Government.
Considering the urgency of this notification, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$6.2M) can be paid into your account and then you and I can share the money for our mutual benefit. All I require from you is your interest, honesty and your maximum co-operation to enable us achieve our aim, we will also have an agreement binding us together as business partners and to asure me that this deal will be a top secret betwen both of us.
Upon your acceptance to this offer, endeavour to furnish me with the below informations:
1, Your Full name and Address2, Your Occupation and Age3, Your Telephone and Fax Numbers for effective communications
As soon as I receive the required informations giving me confidence to go ahead, I will forward your informations to the Finance firm as the next of kin to my late. client, that will enable them contact you. Don’t forget to keep me updated before responding to them so I will guide you in every step you need to take to avoid mistakes.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of law from both Countries.
Best Regards,Barrister Milton Joe (Esq).
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