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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?ezechi=20james?= <ezechi_james@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: barriakunubajohn@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:41:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ATENTION IS INEEDED
Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: ezechi_james@yahoo.de
FROM B.A JOHN CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
:E-MAIL:barriakunubajohn@yahoo.com.au
Attn:MR: MADDAM ANT.
Compliments, I Barrister Akunuba john have decided to bestow this trust on you,which I pray you will not ignore or betray. I appologise in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you. I am Barrister.A .john the ersonal Attorney to late Mr. George M.Pauwell, who was a contractor here in Benin Rep.
And on the 3rd of Oct 2002, my client, and his family were perished in a ghostly car accident along Midombo Togo xpress way. As a matter of fact, my client made a fixed dopsit Amount, valued at (USD$18.7M) with Legend Trust Bank here in Cotonou Benin Rep, and upon the turity time of their agreement, his bank started contacting him but no response.
Conseqently,the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney, or have his account confiscated after four years,as it is in the law of this country. Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives, which had also been
unsuccessful.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceaseds ince none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $18.7m could be transffered into your account,there after, we will both share it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims we will make.
I know that you might be wonder why I have decided to trust you with this huge sum, but the truth is that I need you to get this money out and considering
the fact that you are a foreigner which makes it a lot easier and straight forward.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get intouch with me as fast as possible through my private :E-mail address : barriakunubajohn@yahoo.com.au or through phone to enable us discussfurther the progress of this business.
With best regards,
HON BARRISTER AKUNUBA JOHN Esq,
Senior advocate of Benin (SAB).
- ezechi james
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