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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: "Barrister Morgan Favour" <barristermorganfavour@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrmorgan_chambers@excite.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 21:24:41 +0000
Subject: Late Engr.Christian Eich Deposited Funds.
From Barrister Morgan Favour
Morgan & Chambers
254 Raji-Rasaki Evenue
Festac Town Lagos-Nigeria
Greetings,
I am Barr.Morgan Favour attorney at law, I am writing you in respect of my
late client (Engr.Christian Eich) of (Germany) Who was an Engr. with Mobile
oil & Gas Company here in Lagos Nigeria but traveled back to his country
(Germany) on a Vocation period but was perished in the plane crash on
Monday,31 July 2000,time 13:22 GMT,14:22 UK with his Wife and Two children
and his Wife's parents were also among the victims as you can confirm more
stories on this in the Website below:
WEBSITE.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After these Several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to present you as the next
of kin to enable us have this funds tranfered into your account for our
personal use instead of having the Bank confiscates the funds.
My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money left
behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the (Stanbic Bank of Nigeria Limited)Ikeja Branch
where this huge amount US$9.6Million dollars were lodged in.The Bank had
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated.
Furthermore, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives I now seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceedings of this account valued at US$9.6 million dollars can be paid to
you. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable me as the legal
attorney to the deceased in seeing that you receive this fund as the next of
kin. I guarantee that this will be executed under the legitimatic levels to
protect both parties from any breach of law both Locally and
Internationally.
With due respect,I will not fail to bring to your notice that the two
parties involved in this transaction will share the total funds 50%
each.Please do not fail to reply or get in touch with me via my personal
email address to enable us discuss further and to move ahead with this
claim. Email: barrmorganfavou_chambers@yahoo.fr
Best regards,
Barrister Morgan Favour
Attorney at Law.
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