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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: "Bonny Koffi" <bonny_koffi100@msn.com>
Reply-To: bonny_koffi2006@walla.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:40:43 +0000
Subject: I am Mr.Bonny Koffi a solicitor and legal practitioner based in United Accra- Gh
I am Mr.Bonny Koffi a solicitor and legal practitioner based in United
Accra- Ghana. I am the personal attorney to Dr. George Brumley who was a
consultant with Shell Accra here in Ghana, who shall be referred to as my
client.
On the 21st of July 2003, my client Dr. George Brumley and his family were
involved in a fatal plane crash in Nairobi Kenya, West Africa. Unfortunately
my client Mr. George and his family lost their lives.Here is the website of
the incident that struck on that faithful day.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful. After my several
unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unclaimed by the security
company where this huge deposit were lodged.
Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had the said fund
valued at USD20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20 Million can be paid to
your account abroad, you will have 30% of the money for your role while I
will have 60% and 10% for expenses that we may incur
in the cause of processing the claim.
I have access to all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please kindly get back to to enable us pursue this claim and get this fund
transferred into your bank account within the next 5 bank working days.
I need yours :
1. Full name
2. Mobile Telephone
3.Home Address
4.Country of Residence
5. Occupation
6.Age
7.Mirrital status
I will use you as the next of kin immediately you provide the requested
information above.
my private email:bonny_koffi2006@yahoo.de
Yours faithfully,
Mr.bonny koffi
bonny_koffi2006@yahoo.de
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