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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: "PETER GEORGE" <petergeorge@financialconsultantworld.org>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:30:55 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE LISTED IN THE INHERITANCE LIST OF ENGR.FREDRICK Whittaker
FROM BARRISTER P.T.GEORGE
P.T . CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
PLOT 205 AHMADU BELLO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
My Dear Whittaker,
I am highly esteemed, to write you this very urgent letter I am
Barrister P.T.GEORGE, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to
Mr.FREDRICK Whittaker, a national of your country,who before his
death was an oil merchant who works in Nigeria Liquefied Natural
Gas Company {NLNG}.On the 21st April 1997, my client his wife and
their only kid were involved In a car accident along Lagos Ibadan
Express Road. All of them unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased had made
several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relative
but this has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful
attempts,I decided to trace his relatives through the Internet,to
locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I contact
you.
I have decided to contact you to assist in repatriating the money
and property left behind by my client before there get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where this huge
Deposits were lodged Particularly,the Security Firm where the
Deceased had an Account valued at about $9M {Nine Million United
States Dollars} as at last month assessment.The Security Firm has
issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to provide the
Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the Next 24
official working days since i have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over the years that i have been searching.on
this order,I seek your consent to presentyou as the Next of Kin to
the Deceased since you bear the same last name
with him, so that the proceeds of this Security Firm valued at $9M
Nine Million Dollars can be paid out in your favour. As a
Barrister,i have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be
used to back up the claim .All I require from you is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate banking and Security Firm arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of law.I have agreed to give you 40% while I
and my colleagues will take 50% while at the cause of the project
every expenses paid by you and my efforts will be paid back when
you must have recieve the fund with 10%, I am waiting for your
urgent response and also your telephone and fax numbers are needed
for easycommunication.Reply Me on this email:
petergeorge7733@yahoo.co.in
Anticipating your reply ASAP.
Your Respectfully,
Barr.P.T.GEORGE
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