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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 Nelson Wiliams <paul_romans1984@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: nelson_williams1988@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:07:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PERSONAL LETTER FROM BARRISTER NELSON WILLIAMS
Barrister Nelson Williams
Royal Chambers
Solicitors & Advocates
Aéroport Cotonou,Benin Republic.
My Dear,
I am Barrister Nelson Williams,a legal practitioner,I am the personal attorney to a Foreigner, a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Cotonou,Benin. He used to be my client.On the 5th march, 2006, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Kara express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extendedrelatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided totrack his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$14.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.
The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the 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 positive 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 cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You can as well contact me with me through this box.
Dear think about this mail and get back to me by, re-confirm to me with the followings.
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile.
3) company's name,position and address.
4) profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
Best Regards,
BARRISTER NELSON WILLIAMS
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