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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 FRANK BASSEY" <bas_sey_6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_frankbassey@myway.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:03:29 +0000
Subject: TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT.
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER FRANK BASSEY.
BASSEY AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
235 IKOYI ROAD LAGOS NIG.
PRIVATE EMAI: barr_frankbassey@myway.com
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED LETTER TO YOU.I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION, MY NAME IS BARRISTER FRANK BASSEY, A SOLICITOR AND THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO (MR MILLER ROBINSON), A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO OWNED (MILLER'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY). HERE IN NIGERIA AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT, ON THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER 2003, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD WERE INVOLVED IN A PLANE CRASH ACCIDENT.
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO HIS EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT’S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU .MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), WHERE THE DECEASED HAS THE SUM OF (TWONNETY ONE MILLION THREE HOUREDED THOUSEND US DOLLARS).
THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS, A COPY OF THE SAID NOTICE I WILL FAX TO ON GETTING YOUR REPLY.SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT’S RELATIVES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT, GOING BY THE FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU HAS THE SAME NATIONALITY, SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE. THE TWONNETY ONE MILLION THREE HOUREDED THOUSEND US DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) WE CAN TAKE PART OF IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO CHARITY.
LET ME REFER YOU TO THE FRONT PAGE OF (BBC) WORLD NEWS OF SATURDAY, 4TH OF NOVERMBER 2003,). YOU CAN CHECK IT THROUGH THEIR WEBSITEAT,)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
BY THE VIRTUE OF MY PROFESSION THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP THE CLAIM SHALL NOT POSE MUCH PROBLEM TO US WE MAKE ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
FINALLY KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONS FOR EASY CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ME AND THE BANK E.G
YOUR FULL NAME.
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER/FAX
OCCUPATION/AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY SCANNED IDENTITITY TO PROVE YOU.
BEST REGARDS
BARR. FRANK BASSEY (SAN)
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