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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: "Sam Okolie" <samokolie81@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:54:08 +0000
Subject: URGENT
REPATRIATION OF FUND
SAM & PARTNERS
No. 4 Paya Street, Apapa.
LAGOS - NIGERIA
EMAIL:samdibashi70@latinmail.com
234-80-56380897
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Sam okolie. the Personal Attorney to a Foreigner Contractor,
Engineer. Andrew Wilson, a National of your country, who is a contractor
with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES,VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. Here in
after shall be referred to as my client On 30 JAN 2000,my client, his wife
and their three children were involved in the Kenya Airways flight with
registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi to destination Lagos
and al the passengers on-board and the flight crew, including his family
died in this fatal aircrash on 30 JAN 2000.
Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies 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. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceableby the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$20Million Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20Million can be
paid to you and
then you and I can share this money.
70% to me and 25% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us seethis deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimatearrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.I will want you to send to me on
your return email the following
information for the transfer in your favour.
1, Your full names
2, Your contact address
3, Your private phone and fax numbers.
where we will be communicating to each other.I will want you to send your
reply to my alternative E mail:/samdibashi70@latinmail.com/ as soon as you
get this mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and process for success
of this transaction. I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.
Regards,
Barrister Sam Okolie.
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