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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: "barrister joe okafor" <barristerjoe.okafor@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:23:33 +0100
Subject: Your urgent attention is needed...........
Hello ,
How are you today?i hope good.We've not met in person but I have a very
profiting proposal
which i am sure you can handle. My name is Joe Okafor. I am a
Barrister and a member of the Queen's Council (QC) working with the
reputable legal firm - Crown Office Chambers in London United Kingdom and I
am only contacting you to help claim deposited funds made by one of our
clients who was involved in a fatal auto crash which killed him and his
entire family in 2003.
Late Mr. Vicente Mer was a personal client of mine and I managed all
his legal affairs. Today, I stand as the only custodian to the deposit he
made in a finance company and now I am faced with the task of providing
a beneficiary for the fund. The amount in the deposit is $1,000,000
(One Million United States Dollars Only) and the finance house is
ready to release the money to whoever I present as the true fund
beneficiary and next-of-kin to my late client because my late client issued
me a
Power of Attorney duly endorsed in the British High Courts of Justice
when he made the deposit and I was his legal advising counselor on the
deposit and other issues.
Now the finance house where my client deposited the fund demands that I
quickly provide a claimant for the fund because the deposit duration
has expired and needs a renewal or withdrawal from their company
otherwise it will be handed over to the government. Because I have not been
able to provide anyone due to my fears of releasing the money to someone
who might run away with it, I am being very careful about this. I have
however decided to try and do this deal with you whether you are truly
related to my client or not and I pray you will not run away with the
money when they release it to you. I will arrange to formalize your
papers so that you can be approved as next-of-kin to my late client and the
fund can be released to you immediately.The courier/security company
has agreed to release the fund in cash to the next-of-kin to my late
client through their liaison office depending on the area he/she may
base.They can pay in these countries Europe:-Spain,Holand,France and
london etc,Asia:-Dubai,Thailand,Taiwan,India and
Singapore,African:-South-Africa,Ghana and
Togo,America:-USA,Canada,Brazil,Peru and Mexico
etc.
We shall draw an agreement between you and me for security of the fund
sharing when it is released to you. I agree to a fifty-fifty sharing
but we must bear serious responsibilities on both sides to ensure the
release of the fund to you. I want you to note that this is a very serious
deal and not a child's play and this time the money must be released
because it truly exists in the finance company. If you feel we can sign
out the funds together, quickly send me your address,phone and fax and I
will call to give you the details of the deal and send you the relevant
transaction documents.You may get back to me via my direct e-mail
address: (barristerjoe.okafor@yahoo.com)
Regards,
Barrister Joe Okafor
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