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Fraud email example:
From: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS McANTHONY" <standardchambers@atlas.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: standalliance@sify.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:48:24 +0100
Subject: Your quick decision is highly required!
STANDARD ALLIANCE CHAMBERS.
(Solicitor &Advocate) www.helplinelawafric.com
117 ALLEN AVENUE, IKEJA- LAGOS.NIGERIA.
Tel: 00234-8035 5067 26. FAX: 00234-8037 725662.
EMAIL:standalliance@hotmail.com
FROM THE DIRECT PRINCIPAL:BARRISTER WILLIAMS McANTHONY (SAN)TRUST CO-OPERATION FOR FUND SECUREMENTAND INVESTMENT.
ATTENTION SIR,
I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.
BY NAME, I AM MR. WILLIAMS MCANTHONY (SAN), AN ATTORNEY BY PROFFESSION. A PRIVATE ATTORNEY TO THE LATE CHIEF MRS. STELLA OBASANJO, WIFE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PRESIDENT OLUSHEGUN OBASANJO, WHO DIED ON SUNDAY 23RD OF OCTOBRE 2005. WHO´S PAINFUL DEATH WAS ANOUNCED AFTER SHE TRAVELLED TO SPAIN TO UNDERGO A SURGICAL OPERATION AND DIED ON COMPLECATIONS RESULTING FROM THE SURGERY AT THE MARBELLA MOLDING CLINIC MALAGA IN SPAIN.
PLEASE VIEW THE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING MY CLIENT:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368806.stm
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/october05/24102005/f224102005.html
<>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/worlLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html>
AS A PRIVATE ATTORNY TO THE DECEASED, I HANDLE EVERY OF HER DOCUMENTED LEGAL AFFAIRS, MOSTLY PROPERTY AQUIRING AND FUND INVESTING BOTH DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS. MY CLIENT LEFT MUCH INVESTMENT WITH MY SIGNATURE WHICH I AM ACCOUNTING FOR HER FAMILY AT THE MOREMENT.
MY REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU WITH THIS PROPOSAL IS NOTHING BUT THIS, BEFORE MY CLINT LEFT FOR SPAIN, SHE HANDED OVER TO ME A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT COVERING A CERTAIN FUND WHICH SHE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE SPAIN. SHE INSTRUCTED ME STRICKTLY NOT TO DISCLOSE ANYTHING CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT AS SHE WOULD NOT LIKE HER HUSBAND, THE PRESIDENT OR ANY MEMBER OF HER FAMILY TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS MONEY SHE HAS DEPOSITED. I WILL WANT US TO INVEST WITH THE FUNDS IN A VERY GOOD AND LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY AND ANY OTHER PART OF EUROPE.
BASED ONTHIS REGARD, I WRITE TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT, TO PRESENT YOU AS MY CLIENT´S NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND SHE DEPOSITED IN EUROPE, SINCE NOBODY EXCEPT ME HAVE THE IDEA AND THE DOCUMENT OF THE FUNDS SHE DEPOSITED IN EUROPE. I SHALL DISCLOSE TO YOU THE SECURITY COMPANY´S CONTACT ADDRESS AND THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AND CONFIRMATION OF THIS MESSEGE.
LET ME HAVE YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO ENABLE US SPEAK, FOR ME TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THIS DEAL. FURTHER MORE, I REQUIRE YOUR FULLEST CO-OPERATION AND HONESTY, PLEASE DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY PART OF THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER TO ANY PERSON AS THIS IS TO BE
KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL, AS ALSO WAS REQUIRED BY MY CLIENT.
I GUARANTEE THIS BUSINESS 100% LEGAL AND LEGITIMATE, AS I WILL PROVIDE YOU ANY SURPORT LEGALY/DOCUMENT WISE AND OFFICIALY NEEDED FOR US TO SCALE THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY IN THIS DEAL. NOTE: REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX (mcwilliamsan@yahoo.com) I AWAIT YOUR QUICK RESPONSE SOONEST.
SINCERELY YOURS,
ATTORNEY WILLIAMS MCANTHONY(SAN)
(ATTORNEY AT LAW.)
STANDARD ALLIANCE CHAMBERS.
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