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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: "AJIBOYE JOSEPH" <jooseajiboye@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:55:07 -0600
Subject: FROM JOSEPH
FROM BANK DESK BARRISTER .
AJIBOYE JOSEPH ESQ
OF AJIBOYE JOSEPH
CHAMBERS
Dear Friend,
I am Barr. Joseph Ajiboye an Attorney at Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. I am the personal Attorney to Engr. Mike Thomas Maruskin,An American / European by Birth, who was a contractor with Shell Development Company in Nigeria.
Here in after shall be referred to as my Client. On the 21st of April 2003 my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a fatal car Accident along Saga mum Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquires to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several nsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
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 these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$12.5m) Twelve Million Five Hundred United States Dollars. The Bank Has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the next 21 working days. Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 8 months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so That the proceeds of this account valued at (US$12.5m) Twelve Million Five Hundred United States Dollars.
This Money can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money, All Necessary legal documents will be in place that can be used to back up any Claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through.
Guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please do get in touch with me through at the above email address for more Details, once I have your consent and trust then we can proceed immediately.
Your anticipated response is urgently needed.
Yours Truly,
Barr. Joseph Ajiboye
FROM BANK DESK BARRISTER .
AJIBOYE JOSEPH ESQ
OF AJIBOYE JOSEPH
CHAMBERS
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