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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: joseph otobo <joseph_jotobo21@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:22:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: call me
Dear friend,
My name is Dr.Joseph Otobo, A Banker,I am an Accountant with union bank plc and personal Account Manager to Engineer A .Brown, a National of your country, who used to work with Summit Oil company .Here after shall be refered to as my client On April 21, 1999, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Shagamu. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family, but so far it has not yield any good result hence I contacted you, as a fellow national to act as the next of kin.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 where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Union Bank Plc.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about NINTY -SIX Million United State Dollars Only. ($ 9.6Million U S Dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
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 are a fellow national of his country so that the proceeds of this account valued a($9.6 Million U S Dollar) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you.
An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation 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. I know all will come well with Prayers and God by our side, I look forward to hear from you.
stay Blessed,
DR.Joseph Otobo
Tel; 234-8034057467
Ps: Note because of secuirty reasons, I will recommend that you reply me through my yahoomail account box :
josephotobo2005@yahoo.com
I WILL WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT SOME OF MY STAFF HAVE ALSO GOT WIND OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF JEALOUSY , HAVE BEEN SENDING MAILS TO GET A BENEFICIARY, I ONLY HAVE THE REAL FACTS ABOUT THE LATE MR SMITH AS I WAS THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT, SO ANY MAIL FROM ANYBODY REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION SHALL BE FORWARDED TO ME FOR INVESTIGATION TAKE NOTE
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