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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: "ifeanyi_desmond01" <ifeanyi_desmond01@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 23:14:43 -0600
Subject: PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
IFEANYI DESMOND & CO,
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES,
(EQUITY CHAMBERS)
#35 CREEK ROAD APAPA,
LAGOS STATE,NIGERIA.
Dear Hauge,
I am Barrister Ifeanyi Desmond,a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Douglas Hauge, a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria and as well a one time secret agent in transferring of money overseas for the Late head of state of Nigeria {Late Gen.SANI ABACHA}.Before his death On Saturday, 4 May, 2002 [my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in the plane crash inccident.
My client {Douglas}deposited the sum of $USD12.3 Million Dollars in a commercial bank(FBN MERCHANT BANK PLC) here in Nigeria for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. On Saturday, 4 May, 2002, in plane crash. Let me refer you to the front page of (BBC) World News of Saturday, 4 May 2002,You can check it through their website below.
Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these Money were Deposited. Particularly,The board of FBN MERCHANT BANK has issued me a notice that after 2 months from now and no next of kin shown up for the claiming of the said funds,the fund will be confiscated and declared unserviceable.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating Douglas relatives for some time now,it on this note that I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deseased since you are a foreigner and has the same surname,so that the proceed of this deposit valued at $USD12.3 Million Dollars can be released to you for our disbursment.You and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. 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 us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my private email address:(ifeanyi_desmond01@yahoo.ca) for more information to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards,
Barrister Ifeanyi Desmond (Esq)
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