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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 Omosun" <mike_associate@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mike_chambers@sify.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:44:24 -0400
Subject: GREETINGS
MIKE AND ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
23d CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WAY
ASOKORO ,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
(F.C.T.) ABUJA , NIGERIA
Direct Phone +234 803 6286 401
Dear sir /madam
I am Barrister Mike Omosun , a legal Solicitor and I was the Personal
Attorney and legal adviser to the late Mr Steve Bowen's, a national of your
country, who used to work with Mobil oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of
August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a
car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Security Company where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly,
the Security Company where the deceased had a deposit valued at about Thirty
Million United States Dollars ($U.S30,000,000) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the
proceeds of this account valued at Thirty Million United States Dollars
($U.S30,000,000) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.
55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we maymake. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by my email or phone +234 803 6286 401 as pro vided herein to
enable us discuse further .
Best regards
Barrister Mike Omosun.
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