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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: Jonas Edeh <edehjo2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jonasedeh@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:13:43 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Barr. Jonas Edeh (Esq.)
Barr. Jonas Edeh (Esq.)
EDEH & SOLICITORS
Carre 209 Boulevard de Bulgarie
Cotonou - République du Bénin.
Direct Tel: - + 229 93018359
Email:- edehandsolicitors@myway.com
Dearest,
I am Barr. JONAS EDEH, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Late Mark Lobo, a citizen of your country, who was a contractor and agent of SONACOP OIL Company in Cotonou Benin. [West Africa] .On the 26th December 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a plane crash Boeing 727 in a Cotonou after take off from Cotonou international airport in Benin Republic while travelling with his family to their country through Beirut line for new year celebration. In which my client and his family unfortunately lost their lives in the clash.
Visit the plane crash info at: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
My client executed contract supply of Oil, Fuels and Bitumen valued at Sixteen Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Only. (US$16,350,000.00) which was paid into his account before the untimely death. The Management of Bank of Africa has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the account frozen after certain period of time.
I have made several enquiries here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I was motivated to contact you. I request for your assistance to stand as the next of kin to my let client to enable the bank release and repatriating the money left behind by my late client before the account get declared dormant and unserviceable or confiscated by the bank management as unclaimed fund.
I am seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the earnings of this account valued at US$16, 350 000.00 can be transferred into your account. Both of us shall benefit 50% shares respectively for our individual efforts.
As the personal attorney to the deceased client, I am giving you the assurance that this transaction will be handled with maximum legitimate way, because I handled every legal documents of this contract supply and have all the necessary legal information or Documents that can be used to back you up for the claim. And these I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honesty, cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
Once more I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, now the bank management had given me notice to present the accredited next of kin to the bank account, which you should understand that there will be no much interference provided that I as the personal lawyer to the account holder gives you full legal recommendation.
Thanks for understanding, waiting to hear from you urgently for more updates through my private email address as indicated.
Best Regards,
Barrister. JONAS EDEH (Esq.)
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