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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: "Barr. McFason" <barrmackfasonschambers@emsergipe.com>
Reply-To: mackfason_esq@sino.net
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:21:11 -0300
Subject: Urgent Proposal.
Dear Friend,
I apologize for intruding into your privacy, especially by contacting you through this means for a business transaction of this magnitude, but due to its seriousness and urgency it therefore became necessary for me to seek for your assistance.
I am Barrister Mack Fason, counsel to late Mr. A. Groove, a national of your country and was a seasoned contractor with all services companies, here in Lagos, Nigeria. He lost his life in a ghastly motor accident on the 12/26/2002 together with his wife and children along the Lekki Pennisula - Epe expressway here in Nigeria. Before his sudden and mysterious death, he deposited a sum worth 19.5 Million US dollars with a First Savings & Loan Company in a fixed account here in Lagos, Nigeria which I was quite aware of as all the legal proceeding was duly carried out by my humble self. After his death, three years ago, I made several approaches to your embassy to locate any of his relatives so as to come and stand as the next of kin to my late client in order to have this huge sum transferred in his or her possession but all my effort proved abortive.
After several unsuccessful attempts in locating any of his relations and the latest ultimatum given to me by the First Savings & Loan Company, mandating me to provide my client's next of kin within the next two weeks OR I have the money confiscated, which I wouldn't live to see it happen, hence my decision to contact you so that I can present you as the next of kin to my late client. All I demand from you is your honest co-operation so that this fund {19.5million US dollars} can be transferred into any account of your choice within the shortest time possible.
For your assistance and co-operation, I have decided to have the money shared as follows; 30% for you, 70% for me.
What I introduced to you might be a smack of an unethical practice but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that is capable of making things better for us and moreover, if I fail to present my late client's next of kin in couple of weeks, the truth is that this money would not be taken by the government but by some greedy officials of the First Savings & Loan Company and I would not fold my arms and watch this happen hence my decision to contact you.
I also want to use to this medium to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and my position as the counsel to the late depositor of the fund, it has been legally planned to avoid any hitch or breach of law. Every information that will back you up as the next of kin to my late client shall be given to you as soon as I have your consent.
The following information will be required from you in your reply;
1.} your full name. 2.} Your residential/contact address and 3.} Your phone/fax number. 4.) Your Occupation. 5.) Your Age.
For purpose of security and the confidentiality of this transaction you can kindly reply this mail to this my private e-mail address: mackfason_esq@sino.net
I look forward to receive your positive response soonest.
Best Regards,
Barr. Mack Fason.
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