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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: "Tokunbo Tijani" <tokunbo_2020@msn.com>
Reply-To: enquiry11@sunumail.sn
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:04:43 +0000
Subject: Legal Business Proposal
FROM THE DESK OF:BARRISTER TOKUNBO TIJANI
ATTORNEY OF THE LATE MR.ADAMS C.NICOLE.
LAGOS NIGERIA WEST AFRICA.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP
INTRODUCTION:
My Dear Friend,
Do not be surprised about receiving this utmost confidential
offer from somebody you do not know.
It is as a result of the urgency and nature
of the business that made me to contact you in this manner.
I am Barrister Tokunbo Tijani the lawyer of the Late Mr.Adams C.
Nicole,who`s nationality is United State of America,who
happened to died in a result of auto crash since 2001 and since
then noboby has come for is inheritance claim which is with the
CITIBANK Of Nigeria.And since then i have made a lot of research
and find out that my late client did not have anyboby as a next
of kin due to his negligent.And since then the CITIBANk has been
asking me as his lawyer to provide to the bank my late client
next of kin to claim the fund of the decease.And since then i keep
telling the Bank to wait for me to get them the correct
next of kin for the claim.So all you need to do is to use the surname
name of the decease which is Nicole,to present for this transaction
and every legal step will be put in place over here to claim the fund.
and tranfer it overseas,the amount is ($21,000.000.00 USD)With the
CITIBANK in Lagos Nigeria west Africa.
In this case I want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable
and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an
existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to
receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to
receive this money, as long as you will remain honest
to me till the end of this important business trusting
in you and believing in God that you will never let me
down either now or in future.
Mr.Adams.C. Nicole, until his death he was a director of
Diamond Safari(PTY)SA.
With account number #5005874CB1000.I have kept the
information secret within myself to enable me look for any
foreign partner of my choice who will assist me receive this funds.
However, every legal steps will be put in place to obtain all
legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign
exchange departments.We will sign a binding agreement, to bind us
together and to build amount of confidence and trust between us.
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never
let me down in this business.
Your urgent reply will be highly appreciated to enable me
inform you of the next step to take urgently because this transaction
will be actualize within 14 working days.
All I need is your full co-operation to make this work fine.
Because, the CITIBANK management is ready to,approve this payment to
any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I
will give to you,upon your positive response and once I am convinced
that you are willing and ready to handle this deal.
With my influence in this bank has the lawyer to the decease
we can transfer this money to any foreign reliable account
which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.I will be
monitoring the whole situations here in the bank until you confirm
this funds in your account. Then i will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place.I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I
hear from you that you are ready to act and receive
this funds in your account. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 40% of the total amount,55% will be
for me, while 5% will be for expenses incurred during the process
of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Thanks Yours faithfully,
Barrister Tokunbo Tijani.
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