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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: george uba <george_uba22@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 03:41:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Assistance
UBA & ASSOCIATE
130 PLAIN STREET PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA
ATTN: Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister George Uba , a solicitor at law, Personal attorney to Mr.Knill, a national of your Country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Pretoria, South Africa here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident Along Cape Town express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$13million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, and you submitting to this chambers the below I will forward it all to our state bank for final approval and effecting the transfer of the above said sum via bank to bank transfer
YOUR FULL NMAES AND HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS, YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER ,YOUR FULL BANK DETAILS WHERE THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE CREDITED ON OR BEFORE SEYVEN WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS YOU GIVE YOUR 100% COOPRATION
As for the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer, you will have 30% out of the total sum for your assistance and you help , while 10% will be for and take care for any expenses that any one will incur through out the transaction, and the rest 60% will be for me and the bank official that will help out in getting all the documents approved. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details. I contacted you through email because I believe it is more confidential.
Best Regards
Barrister George Uba Esq.
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