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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: "Chris Williams" <chriswilliams010@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:11:22 +0000
Subject: How Are You
From:Barrister Chris Williams Esq (LLb,Bsc,Phd)
Solicitor & Public Notory-Service to Humanity
Suit 15 Independence Building Victoria Island,
Lagos--Nigeria
P.O.Box 1279 Marina
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Hello,
I am Barrister Chris Williams,the attorney at law to Mr Jim Schmitt, a
nationale of your country, who used to work with Enron Electrical company in
Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of
April 2001,my client, his wife and their Only Son were involved in a car
accident along Ibadan express-road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients 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 hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank here. These huge deposits were lodged
Particularly,with the "Global International Bank Plc" where the deceased had
an account valued at about $9.5million dollars.The bank has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek
your 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
$9.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money evenly and then part will go to the dream of Jim which has been
developing a social home for the less previlage. I will procure all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up for any claim we may
make.
What i need from you is to send me in your next mail,
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR ADDRESS
3) YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
4) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS WHERE I CAN REACH YOU AT ALL TIME
Please,make sure that all the information that you will be forwarding to me
are very correct because that will be what i will use to get all the legal
documents in your name for the transfer of fund to your account All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Do feel free to ask questions
in what you do not understand in this letter in your next mail as i wait
positively to your response.
Best Regards
Barrister Chris Williams (Esq.)
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