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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: "awilliams_partners" <awilliams_partners@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 09:17:38 -0600
Subject: Pls. Respond
Dear Esteemed one,
My name is Mr. Anthony Williams. I am a lawyer and the personal attorney to MR. MORRIS THOMPSON, an American citizen from the state of Alaska. Thompson was a Category "A" contractor to the Nigerian government before he died together with his wife and their only daughter aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January, 2000.
Payment of Twenty Two Million United States Dollars for the last contract he did for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 1998 before his death in 2000 is ready for release. The contract payment is ready for release by INEC but nobody is to receive the payment because he has no proxy (Next-of-Kin) in his file at INEC, hence I have been asked by INEC as his attorney who prepared the contract documents to provide the proxy (Next-of-Kin) for the claim of the money within the next 21 official working days. Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating my late client's relatives, I seek your consent therefore to present you as (an Appointed) proxy, so that this contract payment would be released to you and then, you and I can go into equal partnership.
I must let you know that your name and place of residence does not matter in this process and I also want you to understand the importance of us claiming the funds because if we do not claim it, the government will retain it as unclaimed funds and will be making profits from the funds. I know your believing this would be compared with a camel passing through the eye of a needle. But I assure you it is true and both of us will benefit from it
If you are interested in this offer, kindly furnish me the following information for immediate submission of claim application to the INEC in your favor.
(1) Your full name. (2) Your full contact address. (3) Your age & occupation. (4) Your personal/private accounts where the funds will be transferred to. (5) Your private telephone and fax numbers. I will appreciate it if you will contact me on receipt of this mail via my EFAX number + 14132802479 or through my email address anthonywilliams@pisem.net indicating your capability and willingness to enable me to give you more details of on the modus operandi of getting this money to you hitch free.
Best regards,
Mr. Anthony Williams
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