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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: "barrister edward saka" <barrister_edwardsaka1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_edwardsaka006@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:46:54 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT
14/1/2006
EDWARD SAKA & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
# 64/16 ISAAC JOHN STREET
IKEJA, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
EMAIL: barrister_edwardsaka006@voila.frWith compliments and respect please I beg your pardon for this unsolicited nature, it was was out of desperation and Curiosity that made me to contact you, to introduce myself , I am Barrister Edward Saka, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Sir Richard, a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) here in Nigeria, is referred to as my trusted client.On Sunday, 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife {Lady Anna and their three childrean{Elizbeth,Dexter and James} were involved in terrible bomb blast that took live of innocent souls and unfortunately over 1000, people lost their lives and my client and his family were part of this people that lost their lives.In view of this please view the web page below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stmSince then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's 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 or any close name to his,hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get liquidated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the OCEANIC BANK where the deceased had his account valued precisely to be USD$ 18. million dollar} The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account liquidated within the next twenty one official working days.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a national of same country to stand in as the next of kin ,so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some group of corrupt government officials who will get rid of the money and share it for their own selfish interest and greed.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your prompt 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 USD$ 18, Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money according to any agreed ratio.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Looking forward to your swift reply.Truly yours,Barrister Edward Saka.Please send to me your direct contact telephone numbers as I will like to talk with you on one to one.
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