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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: "bellozakar zakar" <barr_belloesq@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:56:16 +0000
Subject: FROM BARRISTER BELLO TO THE FAMILLY OF/ Peter van de Bunt
FROM THE DESK OF BARR BELLO ZAKAR
12 BULVERD LOME TOGO
EMAIL bellozakar@wapda.com
ATTN.. Peter van de Bunt
I am Barrister BELLO ZAKAR an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to
Engineer W.A.van de Bunt, a citizen of your country who used to work with
Shell International of Togo,hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.On
the 21st of April,2001,my client,his wife and their two children were
involved in a car accident along Karra-Sokode expressway while arriving from
a Holiday to Lome.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then,I
have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client’s
extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.I am contacting you
to assist in claiming the sum of US$8 million in cash, which the deceased
deposited with a ECOWAS BANK OF WEST AFFRICA for safekeeping, before his
sudden death.
The Bank in question has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my
late client or have the deposit with them declared an “Abandoned Property”
through the laid down legal procedures within one Month(though they don't
know that the box deposited with them was cash, hence my client told them
that it contains his family vital documents/valauables).
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year
now,I therefore,seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceed of this
deposit valued at US$8 million can be released to you, and I and you can
share the money at an agreed proportion.
You will be required to open a non-residence Bankaccount in there(if you
prefer)where you will pay in the money when the box is released to you by
the Security Company. Upon your acceptance to this proposal,the information
of the Security Company will be furnished to you so that you establish a
contact with them and inform them of your readiness to come and claim the
deposit with them.
I will direct on this with the back up in your favour. Every secret
information relating to the deposit will be given to you which you shall use
to identify yourself as the next of kin of my late client.Please contact me
and also give me your direct telephone
number immediately Sincerely Yours,
FROM THE DESK OF BARR BELLO ZAKAR
12 BULVERD LOME TOGO
EMAIL bellozakar@wapda.com
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