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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: "Donald Ekeh" <donaldekeh001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:51:29 +0000
Subject: Dear Cheatham
--Email: donaldekeh11@myway.comDear Cheatham,I am Barrister DONALD EKEH, and solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney to late Engr. Rick Cheatham, a foreigner an oil merchant/Contractor, herein shall be referred as my client. On the 21st of October 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbma express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to his country's embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account with $10,586,068.00 has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10,586,068.00 can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money 50% to me and 50% to you I have made all necessary legal arrangements that can be used to back up any claim we may make. all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.:PLEASE ON YOUR REPLYING, DO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE TEL/MOBILE/FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY CODE PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: donaldekeh11@myway.comBEST REGARDS,Barr Donald Ekeh (ESQ).
donaldekeh11@myway.com
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