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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: "Kennedy Okafor" <kennedyokafor40@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:35:28 +0000
Subject: next of kin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,confidential
ATTN: dear,
I am Barrister Kennedy Okafor a solicitor at law.The personal attorney to
a late BROWN ANDRADE
,foriegn expatriate who hails from your country. I wish to bring to your
hearing a business proposition, which is by nature strictly confidential,
and i beg your pardon to accept my unsolicited email to you, I will like to
seek your help in which I know that a deal of this magnitude will make
anyone worried and apprehensive but I am assuring you not to be afraid, as
all will be well at the end of this endeavor.
This is a genuine transaction and is 100% risk free. All I'm demanding
from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal, and not
a perfidious person. On the 4th of May, 2001
it was reported to us that my Client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Sagbama 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 nsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,
to locate any member of his familybut to no avail. Hence I decided to
contacted you. I
contacted you to assist in claiming this fund from the finance house where
he deposited it before his untimely death.
The finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about
USD$35.8. million dollars
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased , so that the
proceeds of this account valued at USD$35.8. million dollars can be paid to
you as the next of kin.
All I need is your full maximum suport and cooperation to enable us achieve
this transaction within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
The fund will be shared thus, %40 for you, %50 for me and %10 to settle
every expences incured during the course of this transaction
If you are interested in this transaction, kindly furnish me with your
1.full name,
2.address,
3.private
4.sex
5.age
6.occupation
7.telephone and fax numbers
To enable us commence all the legal documents immediately.
Best regards, PLEASE REPLY AT THIS BOX FOR SECURITY PURPOSE
.kennedyokafor1945@yahoo.com
Barrister Kennedy Okafor
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