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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: "Okoh Frank " <fo194741@scarlet.be>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:14:29 +0100
Subject: Be The Next Of Kin ( Urgent Reply Needed Please ) !!!
Law Chamber Principal Attorney
Okoh Frank & Associates
44, Kofo Abayomi Avenue,
Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Dear Sir/Madam ,
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe
you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your
country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events.
Well, I am Barrister Okoh Frank, a Solicitor. I am the Personal
Attorney to Mr. Steve A. who used to work with Agip Oil Company in Nigeria. On
the 21st of April 2003, his wife and their three children were involved
in a car accident along Abuja Express Road.
Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence,
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client in a Bank. Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased
deposited the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only)
knows me very well and has ask me to present some one to claim the fund
left my late client as they all know I am his attorney.
Consequently, this Bank issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin
to claim the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only)
in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to
claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the Bank will transfer
the fund to your account.
Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with
you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the
money in this order: 70% will be for me, 30% will be for you. I have
all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim we may make
with the Bank.
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.
Best regards.
Okoh Frank
Principal Attorney
Alternative Email : okoh_frank12@yahoo.fr---
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