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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: "jwilliams3" <jwilliams3@bol.com.br>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:18:54 -0300
Subject: Next Of Kin To Late Allan Konings
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JOHN WILLIAMS
(J.W & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS)
ADDRESS:283 OLD OJO ROAD OLUTI AMUWO,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
TEL:001-234-803-940-7297
E-mail:jwillychambers2@yahoo.com
Good Day Konings
I am Mr. John Williams,a barrister at law and the personal attorney to one Mr Allan Konings a national of your country, who used to do some public relations projects with Shell Oil Company here in Nigeria. Mr. Allan shall thenceforth, be referred to as my client. On Monday, 17 August 2002,My client and his wife together with their only child were involved in a car accident along Ibadan express way three years after this ugly incident, I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives but these have 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 repartrating the assets valued at US$12.5million.
This funds were left behind by my client before they were declared unserviceable by the security finance firm where this huge deposits werelodged. The said financial institution has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the consignment seized within ONE MONTH official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased hence both of you bear the same last name, so that the proceeds of this consignment can be realeased to you. On receipt of
your positive response, I shall take 50%of the totall money and you will take 45% while 5%will go for any expenses we both exprience in this transaction. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for this huge claims. All I require from you is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through undermention email: for more details.
You are advised to forward the undermnetioned informations to me to enable
me draft an application on your behalf.
These are:
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER for easy communication
YOUR OCCUPATION
YOUR AGE.
Best regards,
Barrister John Williams.
(J.W & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS)
Email:jwillychambers2@yahoo.com
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