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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: barr chuddy <barrchuddy2010@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <bce377@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:46:53 +0100
Subject: Good Day
From Barrister Eze ChuddyLaw Chamber Principal AttorneyEze Chuddy & Associates44, Kofo Abayomi Avenue,Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria. PRIVATE AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIALDear Sir/Madam, Please 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. I am Barrister Eze Chuddy Solicitor.I am the Personal Attorney to Late Engr, Steve a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended 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 of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money that belong to my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at $15million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days. since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require, I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please Kindly get back to me As soon as you receive my email. I WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSE TO ME. Once you are interested to work with me,you should establish a way of communication. So what i will require from you is to send me these details below; 1.FULL NAME 2,CONTACT ADDRESS 3,TEL/FAX NUMBER4,MOBILE NUMBER 5,Age 6,OCCUAPATION7,SEX With these details i will now file an application to the bank as next of kin to my late client,and send me these details immediately as we cannot afford delays . Thanks as i await your urgent response. With Best Regards Barr Chuddy (Esq)
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