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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: "Dave Jacobs" <dave_jacobs02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dave_jacobs01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:34:43 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP.
From: Dave Jacobs Esq,
Barristers, Solicitors and Notary Public.
Law Office: Suite 45 - 46 Eleganza Plaza,
Wharf Road , Apapa, Lagos - Nigeria
Attn: Dear Pronk,
Greetings of good will to you.
I sincerely regret any surprise my request in this letter will cause you. I
assure you that my message and request as contained in this letter is an
issue of truth and not a hoax or some kind of fairy joke.
Please I am honestly appealing for your consideration and help in this
matter.
I am Barrister Dave Jacobs, the Personal lawyer to late Mr Wallace Norton
a foreign National of American descent,who worked with anInternational Oil
Servicing Company here.
On 20th of December 2004 Mr.Wallace Norton was
brutally murdered with his wife Danielle by unknown
gunmen who made away with his valuables when he was
about leaving here to his Country for Christmas.
Late Mr Norton has no kids. He deposited the sum of
US$11Million in his deposit account with a Finance and
Securities company, Chartered Capital Securities Plc.
Since he was murdered with his wife and left no
heir, or known Next of Kin, as his lawyer, the
responsibility of locating any of his Next of kin has
been a problem. I have made attempts to locate any of
his Next of Kin but none has been identified so far.
I have contacted you to assist me and to
grant me your consent to present your name to the bank
for the payment as the Next of Kin.
The bank has requested me as his representing lawyer
to provide the Next of kin for the payment, failure to
which the funds he deposited will be appropriated by
the bank. I consider this as unjust on the part of the
bank, hence this necessitated my contacting you for
your consent and help for us to cooperate and have the funds recovered from
the bank.
I seek your consent to present your name as the Next
of Kin of the deceased so that the funds valued at
US$11million will be released and transferred in your
favour as the Next of Kin.
I will be obliged if we can share the funds aftertransfer to your account
equally,in the ratio of 50% 50% .
Neceassary legal documents will processed and secured in your name to
legally back your name as the Next of Kin for the payment.
Note: It will not constitute any legal problems
whatsoever even if you do not know the deceased or
related to him.The legal documents which shall be
processed in your name will legally facilitate the transfer of the funds in
your favor as the Next of Kin irrespective of your relatishionship to the
deceased.
Please I need someone I can trust and be trusted in
return for us to coordinate this transaction together
in an air of sincerity, mutual trust and mutual
cooperation. I do not need a person who will betray me
or seize the funds alone after transfer in your favor.
I have written to you in good faith believing that you
can help me for us to work together in this matter.
If you do not have the will or zeal to help me or if you cannot be trusted
in a matter of this kind please do not reply this letter, ignore it, if you
will be sincere and honest with me
as I pledge to you then send me your reply indicating
your interest to work with me.
Please when replying include your full names, address and private
contact telephone/fax number to enable me contact you
on phone for further details.
Yours Sincerely,
Dave Jacobs Esq.
Principal Attorney,
DAVE JACOBS & CO.
_________________________________________________________________
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