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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: "Bola Johnson" <bolajohnson21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bbolajohnson01@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:49:54 +0100
Subject: Assistance Needed
Barrister Bola Johnson (Esq)
Attorney-At-Law
52 Mende Maryland,Lagos Nigeria.
Emal;-bbolajohnson01@hotmail.com
Telephone: 2348030837473
Dear Sir/Madam,
I know this proposal certainly will come as a surprise.since you neitherk
now me nor have seen me before. Well as you read on, you will know how I got
your name and why I decided to contact you at all. I am BOLA JOHNSON a
solicitor at law. I am
the personal Attorney to Mr Micheal,a national of your country, who was a
private business man in Nigeria. On the 21st of
April 2002, my client, his wife And child were involved in a ghastly
automobile accident along kaduna/kano express road and
all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost therelives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these unsuccessful attempts.I decided to track his last name over the
Internet,possibly to locate any member of his
family.Hence my contacting you. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client, before the deposited fund get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.
The deceased has a Deposit certificate valued at about USD12.2million
dollars,which was in my custody, and the Bank has
issued me a notice as the deceased private attorney provide the next-of-kin
or have the account confiscated within the next
thirty official working days.I have been unsuccesful in tracing my late
client's relatives for over 3years.I now seek your
consent to present you as the next-of-kin of thedeceased;since you have the
same surname.so that the proceeds of this
account valuedat 12.2million dollars can be paid to you. After which both of
us will proceed to share the proceed on a
60/40 bases.
Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and that all the
necessary papers to back up the claim would be arranged
upon your affirmation.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through.I guarantee that this
whole transaction will be done legally and that no local or international
law will be abrogated. Please get in touch with
me by either email or fax.
Best regards,
Bola Johnson (Esq).
Kindly response through my alternative Email:
bbolajohnson01@hotmail.com
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