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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: "bar_jamesetuk014 Gazeta.pl" <bar_jamesetuk014@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: bar_jamesetuk22@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:54:20 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS.......LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
*FROM: THE DESK OF MR.JAMES ETUK
JAMES CHAMBERS AND SOLICITORS
12 NORMAN WILLIAMS STREET, SOUTH
WEST IKOYI,LAGOS,NIGERIA.*
*Dear Sir/Madam,*
*Good day, firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information
via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency
and importance of the information. I humbly crave your indulgence to read
this e-mail with all seriousness of purpose because this project is based on
Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an
acceptable meeting of the minds. I am a fifty two (52) years old established
lawyer. *
*My name is Mr. James Etuk, a solicitor and personal attorney to an
expatriate and a consultant with an American Oil company, PENNZOIL (Now
deceased) He died in the Tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004 while on
vacation in Thailand. Six years ago, My Client successfully executed a
contract for the Federal Government of Nigerian {FGN} worth US$18.3 million
dollars. A part payment of SD9.million dollars was paid to my client, while
the balance of USD9.3 million Dollars was still unpaid before my client died
in the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. However, all my efforts to locate the
possible next of kin proved abortive. Until his sudden demise, He was not
married and was 44years old. *
*NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the new elected Government of
Nigerian is fully paying all foreign Contractors who have successfully
executed their contracts and my client is among those benefited in this
first quarter payment schedule which has already been deposited in his bank.
As his personal attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and
instructed me to forward particulars of my client's next of kin within the
next 14 official working days so that he/she can be paid the outstanding
USD9.3 Million dollars otherwise his payment will be diverted to the
government coffers account as unclaimed bill. *
*Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided
to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit
the money to your account as my client next of kin since I do not want to
seat and watch my client hard earned entitlement to go astray. Although I
know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive but
I would like to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the
best of intensions. As a lawyer, I have the power to secure all the
necessary legal documents that will be used for this claim. All I require
from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate banking
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon successful
conclusion of this project, you will be compensated with 40% of the total
fund, while 60% will be for me. *
*I await your urgent reply. *
*Sincerely yours,
Mr.James Etuk
{Legal Adviser}*
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