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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)
Reply-To: michaelfirstnameikemefuna@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:26:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: UNCLAIMED ESTATES TO: Theo Smits
Michael Ikemefuna Chambers
legal advisers and advocates
143, Nyékonakpoé,
LP 359 - Lome,Togo.
Private Tel: +228 926-06-40
Private Email: michaelfirstnameikemefuna@ymail.com
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Dear Theo Smits,
Please, do not be offended if this message comes to you as I ought to have sought your consent and approval before e-mailing this proposal I acted as I did due to the importance and urgency of this business.Which ever way you may look at it, let it please you to respond quickly either negatively or positively.
I am Barrister MICHAEL IKEMEFUNA,an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to Engineer M.A.Smits, a foreigner who used to work with Shell International Republic of Togo, Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. As it may interest you to know, I got your contact through the internet proffesional Data Base by devine inspiration as I was going through some directories.
I decided to contact you in order to champion such a business magnitude without any problem. On the 21st of April 2004,my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of their extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$10.5m,(Ten million and five hundred thousand United States Dollars),left behind by my client before it gets confiscated 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 confiscated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present 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, I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 50% will be for me. All I require from you is your honest co-operation 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.
Upon your acceptance to this proposal, I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this great business transaction to our both mutual trust with the follwing.
1.Full Name
2.Full postal address
3.Phone/fax numbers for our easy communication.
For further clarification you can always reach me on my direct number at:+228-926-06-40.
Sincerely,
MICHAEL IKEMEFUNA, Esq.
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