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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: "John William" <johnwilliam77@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:09:00 +0000
Subject: Please very urgent
John William & Associates
(Legal Practitioners)
230 kirikiri Road,
Olodi Apapa Lagos-Nigeria.
Email Contact:johnwilliam_2000@katamail.com
Attn: Sir/Madam
With compliments and respect please I beg your pardon for this unsolicited
nature, it was out of desperation and Curiosity that made me to contact
you, to introduce myself, I am Barrister John William, a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney to Engr. Thompson Owens, 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 children{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.stm>
Since 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 contact 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 HALLMARK
BANK NIG. PLC 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
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 at;johnwilliam_2000@katamail.com
Regards,
Barrister John William
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