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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: "Matthew Umeadi" <williamsbelo19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bar_willibelo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:49:54 -0800
Subject: Urgent and Confidential.
WILLIAMS BELO CHAMBERS
{Solicitor $ Advocate}
12 Norman Williams street,
South West,Lagos.
Nigeria.
Dear Sir,
I am the personal attorney to Mr.Johnny Chandler,from your country who used to work with shell petro chemical and development company in Nigeria,Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 4th of May 2002, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash .All of them unfortunately lost their lives. Let me refare you to the front page of the BBc news on May 4th 2002.You can check it through their website at:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm>
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $12.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated if not claimed.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased. so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money. Even as i have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. can be claimed by you and me.we can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you and 5% for the expenses,I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. And this I must do to make sure that this consignment is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If you are interested, I will like you to contact me through my personal e-mail (bar_willibelo@yahoo.com)
Remember to include your private telephone, fax and mobile numbers for easy communication or you can call me for more clarifications.Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Williams Belo.
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