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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: "Alfred Shombo" <shomboalfred13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alfredshombo@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:43:09 +0200
Subject: Please respond / Next of kin to Groot
Dear Groot,
I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have not
met before. I am Barrister Alfred Shombo, a solicitor at law; I was the
personal attorney to Engineer Philip Groot, who used to work with the
biggest oil companies here in South Africa. On the 21st of April 2003, my
client, his wife and their two kids were involved in a car accident on their
way from Durban from Easter Holiday.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, since then I
have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives;
this has proved unsuccessful. I came across your name and contact while in
search of Philip's relations and decided to ask for your assistance for the
realization of this project. Before his demise, my client had lodged the sum
of US$13,300,000.00 with a security outfit here in Johannesburg South
Africa, with the hope of transferring the money to his account overseas in
bits.
After his death and nobody has come forward to claim the money as his next
of kin, the Security Company last year gave me 12 months notice to provide
this next of Kin or have the money confiscated; this ultimatum will expire
in a few months time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin of the deceased since you both share the same last name so that
the ownership of this $USD13.3 Million Dollars can be transferred to you to
enable you and I share it on the following percentage: 50% for me 45% for
you, and the remaining 5% will be used for expenses and tax.
Please, find attached, picture of the funds as was taken by my client before
it was deposited with the Security company, and it is worthy for you to know
that he got this money from one of the Oil deals he had with the then Oil
Minister. Also attached is the picture of the entire family that perished in
the accident. This is just to proof to you that my proposal is genuine.
I will also procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this business through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Get in touch with me through my email address so that we can proceed.
Sincerely yours,
Alfred Shombo ESq.
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