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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_w_smith3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:29:19 -0800
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
BARR. William Smith
BARRISTER AT LAW
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL: b_w_smith2@yahoo.com
I am Barrister William Smith Esq, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Mark Tim, a national of your country, who used to work
with Chevron Oil Producing Company in my country. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 25th of December 2003, my client, on the
single reason of visiting his inlaws. His wife {A LEBANESE} and their only
daughter were involved in a Plane crash on their way home for the holidays
and were among the 111 people confirmed dead.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate
any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the Internet
to locate any member of his family or relative hence I contacted you since
you have the same last name with my late client. I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the fund valued atUS$20.7 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Left behind by my client before
it get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this
huge amount was deposited.
The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confiscated in the next three months. For the fact that
I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds
of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive
response, we shall then discuss the percentage that is coming to me after
the money is been credited in your chosen account and the modalities for
transfer.
I can assist in procuring the necessary information and legal documents
that may be needed to actualize this proposal. All I require from you is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. Guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.
PLEASE VIEW THE
WEBSITE: www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
REGARDS.
BARRISTER.William Smith
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