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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: "Morris Williams" <morriswilliams2004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morriswilliams06@myway.com
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:36:35 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend,!!!!!
*FROM THE OFFICE OF
BARRISTER MORRIS WILLIAMS
LAW CHAMMBER,
#24 ADEOLA HOWELL STREET
VICTIRIA ISLANDl LAGOS NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail may cause you, as we have not met
before. I am Morris Williams, a solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney
to Engineer Frank Shaikh a national of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Nigeria, hereinafter referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their children were
involved in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while arriving
from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State. 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 but this has
proved unsuccessful.
I came across your name and contact, while I was searching forFrank 's
relations. Since my search was unsuccessful, I decided to contact you for
this project. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and
properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House where these funds were deposited.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased deposited as family
treasure, a consignment valued USD12 Million, last year issued me a 12
months notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund consignment
confiscated, and this ultimatum expires by next month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin so that the
proceed of this deposit valued at USD12 Million can be released to you and
then you and I can share the money, 40% for me 40% for you, and the
remaining 20% will be for
expenses and tax. He made the money in one of the Oil deals he had with our
Oil Ministers. I also have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this business through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
As we proceed you will begin to realise that it is risk free.Only i have to
instruct you on what and what to do at everytime.Send this info immediately
for application/introduction letter to the bank on your behalf as the next
of kin.
**Your Full Names
Your Postal/mailing address
Your Telephone and Fax Number
Age/Sex/Ocupation
Marital Status
Your id (Driver's License or Working id or International Passport copy)
*
*Sincerely yours,
Morris Williams*
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