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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: "BARRISTER NWAOKOROH ADAMS" <barristeradams@lamalla.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barristernadamsokoro@yahoo.no
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:57:41 -1200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL/BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Barrister "NWAOKORH ADAMS" Solicitor; I am the Personal Attorney to Late "ENGINEER PATRICK ANDERSON" (SNR) a national of your country, who used to work with shell Development Company here in Nigeria. On Saturday 4th, May 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a Plane Crash along Northern city Of Kano Nigeria, All occupants of the Plane unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful, Click on link below to view clips of incident.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
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 repatriating the money that belongs to my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits fund were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at USD$13million dollars, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty-eight official working days. Since then I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 6 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 process of this account valued at USD$13 Million dollars can be paid into your account and then we can invest the money under your care in your country if you can be truthful to me?
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/ cooperation to enable us see this deal through into your choice of your account.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my email to enable us discuss further. Please reply through this email: barristeradams879@inMail24.com
Please if you are interested to work with me as to make this deal happen, you should establish a way of communication and you are to send me the following, YOUR PRIVATE TELE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, YOUR FULL NAME / ADDRESS INCLUDING YOUR BANKING INFORMATION WHERE YOU WANT THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE FUND, this information will enable me to submit application of claim to Federal Ministry of Finance office for approval of the of the fund valued USD$13Million into your bank account.
Best regards,
BARRISTER NWAOKOROH ADAMS, ESQ
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