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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: MR.GREG EDWARDS. <gregewards1955@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: greg_edwards1955@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:46:41 -0500
Subject: VERY OFFICIAL
Dear Friend,
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as =
such.
I am Mr. Greg Edwards, a solicitor at law and a personal attorney to Late =
Daniel G. Seith here in referred to as my client, who worked as an =
independent contractor with the Shell Development Company here in UNITED =
KINGDOM.
On the 21st of April 2004 my client, his wife and their only daughter were =
involved in a car accident along Kent Road and all occupants of the vehicle =
unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended =
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
I have contacted you to assist in receiving this funds into your account =
valued at Twenty Eight Million United States Dollars only($US28,000,000.00) =
left behind by my client with a finance institute in United Kingdom before it =
gets confisticated or declared unserviceable by the finance institute where =
this amount was deposited.
The Director of the finance institute contacted me and asked that I as the =
attorney to late Daniel should present either his cousins or his next of kin =
so that they will release and transfer the funds left in their custody to =
them.
Ever since then, I have made several attempts to locate any of his cousins or =
next of kin so that they will come forward to put in claims to the said funds =
but unfortunately, I discovered that in all his files with my chambers, he =
never mentioned having any relatives nor cousin's.
After several attempts to trace any of his relatives, I decided to source for =
a reputable and trustworthy person over the Internet Directory, hence I =
contacted you.
One fact remains clear, that anybody I present to the finance firm as his =
next of kin, shall inherit the fund and it is based on this fact that I ask =
you to get back to me immediately so that we both will discuss on terms of =
partnership in this issue. I will also forward your name to the finance firm =
as his legitimate next of kin backed up with a sworn affidavit from the =
magistrate court of United Kingdom.
Be advised that this transaction is 100% risk-free as this transaction will =
remain sealed for life at the conclusion.
I await your immediate response to this email so that I will give you a more =
comprehensive detail as regards to this transaction.
Mr. Greg Edwards,
Principal Attorney.
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