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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: "williamshore barrester" <williamshore3@msn.com>
Reply-To: williamshore@nyc.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:28:25 +0000
Subject: DEAR BELOVED
Dear Friend,
Firstly, not to cause you embarrassment, I am Barrister william shore
Solicitor
at law and the personal attorney to late Mr. Mark Michelle a National
of
France, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum
Development Company in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be referred to
as my
client. On the 21st of April 2001, he and his wife with their three
children
were involved in an auto crash; all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately
lost their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries with his
country
embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to
contact you with this business partnership proposal.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating a huge amount of money
left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by
the Finance security Company where this huge deposit was lodged.
The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $17.3million US Dollars
and
the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
Beneficiary
by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty
official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you
or
your company as the next of kin and beneficiary to the deceased so that
the
proceeds of this account valued at $17.3 Million US dollars can be paid
to
you.
This will be disbursed or shared in an agreed percentages agreed
between
both of us or invested in your country while we go into partnership
percentages, pending on your feedback we shall discuss the
reimbursement
sharing percentages. I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used
to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that
will protect from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
ASAP.
I am presently in The Netherlands and provide me the following to this
williamshore@nyc.com. Your full Name, telephone and address your
urgent
response will be highly anticipated.
Best regards,
Barrister william shore
Attorney at law.
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