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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: "Barrister Ade Williams" <barr_ade03@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:19:29 +0000
Subject: FROM JUSTICE CHAMBERS VERY IMPORTANT
JUSTICE CHAMBERS.
SOLICITORS AND LEGAL PRACTISIONERS
FESTAC TOWN,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Email :(barr_a_w_ng@inMail.sk)GOODDAY,
I must apologize for this unconsolidated mail as i know this may come to your with astonish and I know this is not a better way to start relationship but, as we go on you will understand me better. I am Barrister Ade Williams (SAN), a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Late Mr. Christian Goetz ,a national of your country, who formally was a staff to Nigeria leading Oil Producing Company ". Here-in after shall be referred to as my client.
Before ever, i know in one way or the other you may have recieved this letter as i am aware that certain hoodlums impersonate my name and by geting wind of the fact that i am looking for the next of kin to my client as advised by the bank, thereby using it to swindle Non-Africans like you. Do not regard any more of that as it is not from me.On the 31 July, 2000 , my client, his wife were victims of the planecrash: AF4590 German Concorde plane that crashed in France.
Check the site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$12.6million Left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank wherethis US$12.6m was deposited.The said bank has issued me a notice to provide a legal next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next couple of some working days.
As deduce to six years now, I seek the consent to present you as the legal "Next of kin" to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be transfered to you. Note that I have all the necessary legal documents that shall be used to back up our claim legally.
On the ratios, i would rather wish to discuse that with you as soon as i am able to know of your willingness to do this business with me, hence hitch free.I would also like to use part of the fund to rasie a reputable charityhome or Foundation in the name of the deceased in your country, which you will advice. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable ussee this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a classified legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Based on your notion towards this, kindly contact me immediately for further action and commencement on this issue.
please do forward to this office the following.
1 YOUR AGE & FULL NAME
2 YOUR ADDRESS
3 PHONE AND FAX.Best regards,
Barrister Ade Williams (SAN)
Correspondence at:(barr_a_w_ng@inMail.sk)
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