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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: "henry Fredson" <mr_henryfredson5@msn.com>
Reply-To: henryfredson1900@myway.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:21:55 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE
Dear Friend,
I humbly solicit for your assistance with a request that would be of immense
benefit
to both of us. Being an executor of wills, it is possible that we may
be tempted to make fortune out of my late client’s situation, when we cannot
help it, or left with no better option.
The issue that I am presenting to you is a case of my client who willed a
fortune to his next-of-kin. It
was most unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin died on the same day in the
sharja plane crash of Tuesday 10 February 2004.
I am now faced with confusion of who to pass the fortune to. According to
the English law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the government.
However, I don’t belong to that school of thought which proposes that the
fortune of unlucky people be given to the government.
My purpose of contacting you is to seek your assistance to act as the
benefactor of the will, and lay claim the legacy of 12.4million pounds
sterling, which this my unfortunate client bequeathed to his next-of-kin.
For now, I alone know about his will, as my client has great confident in
me. Everything will be left between you and I. The share would be 25% for
you and 75% for me. All I have to do is to amend the will to make you the
beneficiary to the 12.4million pounds sterling legacy.
As I am not very sure of getting your consent on the issue, I prefer not to
divulge my full identity so as not to risk being disbarred. The English Bar
considers it a breach of the oath of the English Bar.
I need not emphasize to you that the sensitivity of this issue need not be
toyed with by neglecting its confidentiality. Due to the risk involve and
also the activities of fruadsters now rampant on the internet,and until I am
sure of your consent,full cooperation and genuine willingness to assist me
for our mutual benefit, I would prefer that we maintain correspondence by
email.
At this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full cooperation
and confidentiality are all that are required for us to
take full advantage of this great opportunity. This is an opportunity that
rarely comes once in a lifetime .
I look forward to hearing from macyou as soon as possible.
You can reach me also via henryfredson1900@myway.com
Yours truly,
Barr. Henry Fredson
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