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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: "MIKE EZE" <mikeeze02@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:07:39 +0100
Subject: FROM BARRISTER MIKE EZE
Dear Friend
I am Barrister Mike Eze, a solicitor and personal lawyer to client of mine,
a national of your country and your relative who has a servicing firm
affiliated with the Electric Authority here in Benin. He was awarded a
contract worth Thirteen Million United States Dollars (US$13,000,000.00).
Immediately this contract was signed, an initial amount of Nine Million, Six
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$9.600,000.00) was paid to him as
mobilization fee to kick off the contract.
He duly completed this contract pending when his remaining balance of
(US$3,400,000.00) will be paid to him. On the 21st April 2006, my client,
his wife and their three children were involved in a ghastly motor accident
along bassam express road. Unfortunately, All the occupants in the vehicle
lost their lives. My client was a successful and an accomplished family man,
who made enough fortune before his untimely death. Since then I had made
several inquiries through your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relative but this exercise has proved abortive after several unsuccessful
attempts.
Not too long, his outstanding balance of US$3,400,000.00 was approved and
transferred into one of my country's affiliated payment center. Right now
the funds are still floating unclaimed in the suspense account in the bank.
I decided to trace his relations through the Internet, to locate any member
of his family not much progress was recorded.
Coincidentally, I came across your name and to my surprise; you bear a
similar surname with my client. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased
and his immediate family, I am very much aware of my client related
documents on which the contract was awarded and executed. I have reasoned
very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as
the next of kin of my deceased client, so that you can be paid the remaining
balance of his contract funds left in the bank, hence I contacted you.
I am offering you this opportunity by contacting you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client which is also
your relative before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank where this huge Deposit were lodged. The Nationale ElectricitÊ AutoritÊ
issued me a notice as an Attorney to the Deceased to provide the Next of Kin
or have the Account confiscated within the Next Ten official working days
since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1 years
that i have been searching, I seek your consent to present you as the Next
of Kin or family member to the Deceased since you are at an advantage,
bearing the same surname and equally from the same country, so that the
proceeds of this remaining balance of his contract funds valued at $3.4
Million Dollars can be paid to you.
We shall both to share the funds; we will agree on the sharing ratio as we
proceed, a certain amount will be for any incurred expenses and for donation
to charitable organizations. I have all the necessary Legal Documents that
will be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us seeing this project through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of law. Please get in touch with me by email or phone to enable
us discuss further.
EMAIL===;jsbokko@myway.com
Tel/Fax===: 00(229)21-33-42-41
Respectfully Yours,
Mike Eze (Esq.)
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