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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: "clement oga" <barr_clement_oga@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:20:32 +0000
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN
CLEMENTOGA CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
(MATTER OF TOP SECRET)
ATTN SIR
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 Clement Oga ,the personal Attorney to
the late Engr.STEVE MOORE is a Mexican National , who used to work with
Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April
1996, 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 left behind
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
$27million 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 working days.
since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over
several years now.I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.SDollars can be paid to your
account and then you and me can share the money. 60%to me and 30% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.
5%will go to the less previlaged. I have all necessary legal documents that
can be
used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable ussee this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that
will protect you from
any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us
discuss further.
I will want you to send to me on your return email with the following
information for the transfer in
your favour.
1, Your full Name,
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone, Mobile and fax numbers to
communicate each others.
I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with
me, Due get back to me Asap with the following informations.Through only my
alternative mail Box
for security reasons which is (clementoga1000@yahoo.com)
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Clement Oga (Esq)
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