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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: =?utf-8?q?Godwin=20Benjamin?= <godwinbenjamin31@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: godwinben2ooo@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:58:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent reply and comfidential
¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:godwinbenjamin31@yahoo.com.co
- ATTN:Sir/Madam, It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise.This is because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us. However, I am barrister Godwin Benjamin, Attorney to the late Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 11th of November,2004.My client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property leftbehind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about$27 million U.S dollars(twenty seven million U.S.America Dollars).Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official workingdays. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over several years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through and forward the following informations to me 1,Your Name 2,House Address 3,YourPhone/Fax Number 4,Your Age and Gender 5,Your occupation Iguarantee that this will be executed under a egitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Yours Faithfully, Barrister Godwin Benjamin
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