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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: "OMEGO CHAMBERS" <omegochambers45@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:23:00 +0000
Subject: urgent assistance needed
From The Desk Of:Barr.Frank Omego.
(Omegochambers )
Tel/fax:+234-290629
E-MAIL:omegochambers@yahoo.com
;barri_omego@lawyer.com
Attn:Sir/Ma
I am Barrister Frank Omego. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Morris
Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash
of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter. You
shall read more about the crash on visiting this website.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
Since then I have made several enquiries to his 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 for your assistance .
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged with the
UBA BANK PLC.This is the Bank where the deceased had
an account valued at about $7.5million U.S dollars( seven million five
hundred thousand
U.S.America Dollars).
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working
days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since you are not his relative so that the proceeds of
this account ! valued at $7million U.S dollars( seven million
U.S.America D ollars). can be paid to you and
then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 30% to you,while 10%
should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.We intend
to effect the transfer within a few days from the date of receipt of
the following information:
1)Your full names,
2) companys name,
3) your mailing address
4) telephone and fax numbers,
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. 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 address below or phone to
enable us discuss further and send me your fax and telephone number.
PRIVATE E-MAIL:omegochambers@yahoo.com or barri_omego@lawyer.com
Best regards,
Barr.Frank Omego
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