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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 kelechi" <brshenry@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:58:22 +0100
Subject: Urgent Assitance Needed To Mr Mark`s Funds.
Dear Friend,
I am very sorry for this breach of protocol. This is because I don't know
how to personally reach you, except this internet which is very
porous.Please bear with me.I am Henry kelechi, a solicitor at law.The
personal Assitance to Engineer.Mark, a National of your Country, who used to
work with The Shell Development Company, in Nigeria, as plant Engineer.
Before his death in a plane crash which took place in November,21st 2001.
He has a fix deposite of Fourteen millon dollars five hundred and fifty as a
family belongings in the Standard Chartared Bank Plc,with the hope of
transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave.And, unfortunately
he died alongside with his wife, on their way to Lagos,and have no "Next-Of-
kin", and had no children. Since his death I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his lastname, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3
year now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
deposit valued at $14.5million dollars can be handed over to you and then
you and me with my two colleguescan share the money. 60% to us and 40% to
you. I will manipulate the necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make.
It is true that we don't know each other, but I believe that it takes two to
tangle, with mutual understanding devoid of cheating, we will succeed.If you
would be interested to do this business with me, Please get in touch with me
by mail:(brshenry@myway.com)to enable us discuss further.In your reply, I
will appreciate questions before the commencement of this deal, if any,
please send your personal data, your telephone/fax numbers, account details
and an email address specifically for this business.
Note that we can conclude this operation within ten banking days.Please keep
this very confidential for obvious security reasons. Contact me for more
information, all confirmable before before we proceed Trusting to hear from
you shortly for a detailed information which are confirmable before you can
make up your mind .
If however,you are not interested,do let me know by returm maill too as
I will not contact anybody else until I hear from you.
I thank you in advance for your co-operation while expecting your
immediate positive reply. God bless.
Yours faithfully,
Henry kelechi.
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