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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: "Sunday Obi" <sundayobi11@msn.com>
Reply-To: sundayobi11@walla.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:27:58 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
ATTN SIR /Ma
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is
because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email
by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the
two of us.
However, I am SUNDAY OBI,the personal Attorney to the late Engr.Steve Moore
a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum
Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 1996, my
client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind
by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that
you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he
left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased
had an account valued at about $12.5million U.S dollars(fiftine.five
million U.S.America dollars).Conseqently,The bank 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 unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over
several years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.5million
U.Sdollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the
money. 55%to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government mayrequire.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
thisdeal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by
my email to enable us discuss further.on your return email too, the
following information will be needed for the transfer in your favour.
1, Your full names
2, Your contact address
3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving
the fund successfully
4, The complete address of the bank
5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be communicating to
each other.
Regards,
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister SUNDAY OBI(Esq)
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