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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: Charles Christian <legalawcharles@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:31:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR REPLY!!!
CLUSTAR CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
15 ALLEN AVENUE,
IKEJA, LAGOS.
ATTN.
I am Barrister Charles Christian (San), the Personal
Attorney to a Foreign Contractor,who owns a farmland
here in Nigeria. On the 24th of April 2002, my client,
a German Nationality, Late Engineer William
Halzeinger, a farmer engineer, until his death three
years ago in a ghastly motor accident along Sagamu
Expressway, Lagos, NIGERIA. Since then I have made
several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate
any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have
to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$7.5Million has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so that
the fund left will be transferred or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty official working
days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5Million
can be paid to you and then you and I can share this
money. 60% to me and 30% to you,while 10% should be
for expenses or tax as your Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation 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 will
want you to send to me on your return email the
following information for the transfer in your favour
1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone, fax numbers for easy
communicating for each others
4, Your email address
I await your kind response,Please if you are
interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, due reply only on my
alternative email address for security reasons.
legalawcharles@yahoo.com
Do write me back to my email address and I will get back
to you asap.
And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very
top secrecy.
Best Regards,
Barrister Charles Christian
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