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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: ego donald <egodonald@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:42:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Me Immediately.
FROM THE CHAMBERS OF Barrister
Ego Donald.
14 RUE DE LA KOZAH BOULEVARD
LOME-TOGO WEST AFRICA.
Dear Broekhof,
I am Barrister Ego Donald, a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to Mr.J.B Broekhof, a national of your country, who is a contractor and have spent most of his life in my country (Togo). Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along Bagida Express Way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets and capital valued at US$20.5million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the management of the Ecobank of Lome-Togo, where these huge deposits were lodged. The said bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for about fours years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positve response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Marrital status...............................
Age..................................................
Private phone number..................
Fax number...................................
And occupation,also what assurance are you given me
that you will be able to handle this fund when it gets
to your care,and your advice on what will be good for
me over there to invest my own share on.
Best Regards,
Barrister Ego Donald {Esq}
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