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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: "onlineoffice13@colombia.com" <onlineoffice13@colombia.com>
Reply-To: officeonline_11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:52:42 +0100
Subject: Good Benefit
*FROM THE DESK OF,
BARRISTER DANIEL UBA,
UBA CHEMBER,
138 KOFOABAYOMI WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
I am highly esteemed to write you this very urgent letter for your kind
assistance which will be for our mutual benefits at the end of the day.I am
Barrister Daniel Uba, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to(Enger.Nicholas
L.) a national of your country who before his death was an oil merchant in
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG).
On the 27th June 2007, my client, his wife and their only kid were involved
in a car accident; all of them unfortunately lost their lives.*
*Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased had madeseveral
inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relative but this has proved
unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives through the Internet, to locate any member of his family but to no
avail, hence I contact you. I have decided to contact you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before there
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge
Deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the Deceased had an
Account valued at about Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars[$10.3M] as at last month assessment.
I have contacted you to assist in getting out the money left behind by my
client before they get declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
Deposit was lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the Deceased had an Account
valued at about Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
[10.3M] asat last month assessment. The Bank has issued me a notice as the
Attorney to the Deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund
declared as an UNCLAIMED FUND within the Next 15 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now that I have been searching, I seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin to the deceased since you are a foreigner like him so that the
proceeds of this bank account can be paid out in your favor. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of law.
I have all the necessary legal documents that will be used to back up any
claim we are going to make. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us seeing this deal through.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavor by furnishing me with the following:
1. Your FullNames and Address.
2. Your direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
3.Age and Occupation
4.Your place of birth.*
*These requirement (s) will enable us file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the
transfer can be made.
I await your urgent reply with required informations for the processing of
the claim in your behalf.
Note, your acceptance mail should be sent strictly to my
private/confidential email
address:officeonline_11@yahoo.co.uk<address%3Aofficeonline_11@yahoo.co.uk>
Best Regards,
BARRISTER DANIEL UBA(ESQ).*
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