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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 Erskine <clerks_erskine_chambers_uk12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <clerks_erskine_chambers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:31:53 -0400
Subject: Attention Beneficiary.
33 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1EN dx 308 London Telephone: +447031860209 Fax: +447031860209 Email: clerks_erskine_chambers@yahoo.co.uk Attn; Beneficiary
This email missive is being sent to inform you that after due deliberations with the UK Law/Regulatory and fundamental to the doctrine of human privileges and rights on next 0f kin.I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your family but accept this content in good faith. I'm the accredited personal Attorney to late Mr. Russell, a national of your country who died along with his wife and two sons who died in a Tube explosion at King's Cross Square in London. My client was a successful and is an accomplished family man, who made enough fortune before his untimely death. Since then I had made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative(s) but this exercise has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives through the Internet, to locate any member of his family, till I got you. My late client was an influential wealthy businessman, an oil magnet here in London and he left behind a deposit of Twenty Million Pounds only (£20,000,000.00 GBP) in his domiciliary bank account in a commercial bank here in London.After the death of my client his bank contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his funds. I therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage bearing the same surname and equally from the same country and the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at £20 Million Pounds can be paid to you. I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim. I also guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. You are advised to forward to me the following information to enable us move in further without any further delays. 1) Your full name. 2) Your full address. 3) Your Present Occupation 4) Your private telephone/fax numbers.5) Your Age.6) Attach a copy of your international passport or driver's license for identification. As soon as this information is received here, I shall give you more specific instructions as to how to lay claims on the funds from the Bank. Furthermore, it is also very important you note the confidentiality of this transaction. Please note that what matters are your ability and most importantly mutual agreement and understanding between you and I to work together for the success of the transaction. Finally, your honest co-operation all I needed from you to enable us seal this deal through. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of my client financial standing and the bank account he operates. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client, so that you can be paid the funds left in his bank account. The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within (20) working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property. The bank had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me. Yours Truly,Barrister Jim Erskine.
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