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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: "Queen Mercy Obokima" <qn_mecybrigs10@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:30:45 +0100
Subject: Waiting to hear from you
My dearest friend,
An addage says a friend in need is a friend in deed therefore i request for
your attention to kindly assist me for an investment in your country, I need
a honest and reliable partner.My name is Queen Mercy Obokima Adah Briggs. I
am the wife of the late King Kiribo Adah Briggs, who was the traditional
ruler of Okirika Nembe in Opobo south local Government Area of Rivers State,
which is in the South South region of my country, Nigeria. My husband died
on the throne in an auto-wreck while he was returning from an official
meeting of all Traditional Rulers of Oil Producing Communities' (T.R.O.P.C)
on the 19th of December 2004 and was buried on the 18th of January 2005.
After the death of my husband, the Uncles and relatives of my late husband
started presurising me to declare all my husband's assets and properties,
so that they will share it amongst themselves. Some of our Landed
properties, estates and factories including Luxury/Expensive cars were all
confiscated by this people leaving nothing for me to take care of myself and
my only daughter Adah Okoro Briggs (Princess). Prior to the death of my
husband, he deposited the sum of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million Five Hundred
thousand US Dollars) in a security finance company name withheld. This money
was accrued from accumulated compensations for ecological damages payed to
my husband by Oil Expatriates who explored our oil rich land. Just a few
weeks ago, this security company has officially contacted me as the next of
kin over this deposit.
My worry and fear now is that the custom and tradition of our land demands
that a widow has no right of claim to inheritance and if they should know
about this deposit of my late husband they will come for it and deprive me
of this right.I and my lawyer have put heads together to look for a
foreigner whom we shall ask the security company to pay and transfer in his
favour this deposit in his designated foreign bank account in pretence as if
it was the money my late husband owed him. My Lawyer has planned to prepare
and change the documents in your name which will show and indicate that my
late husband is indebted to you to the tune of $9.5m when he was alive.
l shall send you the original deposit certificate to enable you in turn
forward it to the office of the security company and apply that they should
release the funds to you through their oversea off-shore payment office, or
to pay directly to your designated bank account. For secret and confidential
porposes i do not want to deal with any relation, indigine or citizen of
this country hence i contacted you. To this effect therefore if it touches
your heart to assist me with utmost sincerity and for your kind co-operation
I hereby agree to compensate your effort with 30% of the total sum,5% for my
lawyer while 65% is for me and my daughter.
There after I and my only daughter shall come to meet with you in your
country while your kind assistance will be highly needed to enable me invest
my 65% share of the money for a lucrative and laudable business venture in
your country or else where of my choice.
Finally, my confidential Attorney has been properly briefed about this
latest development and also aware of all this arrangements. In conclusion
however i assure you of a risk free transaction while utmost confidentiality
is highly needed. More so your integrity will be protected as your quick
response will be highly appreciated through my email address number
qn_mercyobobrigs@yahoo.com.
Looking forward to your anticipated cooperation and may God bless you.
Yours truly,
Mercy Obokima(Queen Briggs).
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