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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: "Daniel Williams" <dan_williams_esq9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dan_williams_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:09:20 +0100
Subject: Attn:-(Formoso) your urgent response needed!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Formoso,
I am Barrister Daniel Williams, a legal practitioner and attorney to Mr.
Kevin Formoso, who came to London sometime ago to establish a company for
oil exploration.
Unfortunately, my client a widower died with his only son in a boat mishap.
Since his death, I have made enquiries at his country's embassy to locate
any member of his extended relations so that i can hand them over some of
his vital documents in my custody but to no avail.
However, some recent developments here necessitated my extending the search
in the internet.
As luck may have it, I noticed that you share the same last name with my
deceased client which prompted me to contact you via your email address.
Although i must admit that sharing the same last name with my deceased
client may be coincidental, however, in view of the prevailing circumstance
i decided to approach you for possible assistance to enable me retrieve a
substantial sum of money my client deposited in one of the banks here which
the certificate of deposit is in my custody amounting to $5,500.000.00 (Five
million five hundred thousand united states dollars) excluding the interest
it must have accrued.
Right now the bank in question has declared the account as unserviceable,
following the fixed deposit agreement he entered with the bank which has
long expired.
The bank in question is now threatening to liquidate the account in
accordance with the bank's policy and I have been given two weeks in lieu of
notice to produce the deceased next of kin.
Considering the exhaustive efforts I have made to locate the deceased
relation, since you bear the same last name, I want to seek your consent to
present you as the deceased only surviving relative so that we can share the
proceed on 50-50 equal split.
I have with me the receipt of deposit and we will work together to get the
necessary legal documents which will substantiate you as the legitimate next
of kin to the deceased as required by law here.
I also want to use this medium to assure you that this transaction will be
executed without any breach of law to avoid any dent to my reputation and
yours as well.
Finally, I will appreciate if you can give me your telephone and fax numbers
so that we can discuss further details. Please feel free to contact me via
e-mail address (dan_williams_solicitor@yahoo.co.uk)
I await your immediate response
Regards,
Barrister Daniel Williams (esq.)
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