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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:27:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Appeal for your assistance
Hello Dear,
=A0
I am the widow of Late Engr. Mark Aku,a former Minister of Sports & Social=
=A0=A0 developement, whose sudden death occurred on SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2002=
prior to the end of his tenure scheduled for 2003.After his death,I have b=
een in a Cultural/traditioanl battle with my husbands kinsmen overthe inher=
itance of his ntestate.This battle has been protracted for the past five ye=
ars following the influence of the tradition on the matter as I donot want =
to take to formal Litigation.This situation have left me in a drastic finan=
cial mess as I could not take care of my two children.
=A0
Furthermore,I am living under fear and my life is presently under threat as=
my husbands kinsmen have stripped me of all the physical assets of=A0 my l=
ate husband.The inheritance due me was not given to me by his=A0 kinsmen as=
my husband did not draw his will prior to his death on that=A0 black day.D=
ue to lack of my husbands WILL, my husband Kinsmen's have sat on=A0 the int=
estate and demanded that the intestate be Willed to them=A0 traditionally a=
s I did not have any male child for the deceased.Referencing=A0 the Customa=
ry Law in my matrimonial town,I may loose bid on this issue=A0 as I donot h=
ave any male child for the deceased but two female=A0 children.I am present=
ly suffering in abject poverty with these kids as we donot=A0 have access t=
o my husbands intestate while I have spent all my life=A0 savings in the fa=
mily upkeep these years.
=A0=A0=20
I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind=A0 b=
y=A0 my husband overseas before they get liquidated=A0 or declared Unservic=
eable by the=A0 bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly=A0 =
(AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,COTONU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN ) where he operated a d=
omiciliary account before my husbands kinsmen will have knowledge of it and=
=A0 seize it as well.Besides,the bank has issued me a Last=A0 notice to=A0 =
provide the next of kin/beneficiary probate documents of the fund for claim=
s=A0 in my favour or have the account liquidated within the next twenty one=
=A0 official working days.I need your financial assistance to claims this=
=A0 funds and transfer same to your city for future investment as you will=
=A0 advice to enable me have returns to take care of my childrens upkeep as=
=A0 soon as possible.=20
=A0
My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in for me to pr=
occure this fund in my favour,so that the fruits my husbands labour=A0 will=
not get into the hands of his kinsmen who will get rid of the money and sh=
are it for their own selfish interest and greed.I seek your prompt consent =
to assist me in this matter as I donot have the resources=A0 to take care o=
f the charges accrued in the liberation of this fund overseas for safe cust=
ody now and could not afford to loose it to my husbands greedy kinsmen.I ha=
ve agreed to compensate you handsomely(on mutual=A0 agreement) as soon as t=
he fund gets to your account in your city=A0 besides having you as the mana=
ger of the fund or the estate we could buy with=A0 it.
=A0
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction=
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate &=A0 lawf=
ul arrangement as stipulated by inheritance law here in Nigeria.=20
=A0
Looking forward to your swift reply for further update via aisha_aku10@yaho=
o.com=20
=A0
Yours sincerely,=20
=A0
Mrs. Aisha Aku
=A0=0A=0A=0A
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