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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: "Alfred Spiff" <alfred.ch.spiff29@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barralfred.c.spiff@k.ro
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:14:51 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT PARTNERSHIP FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT (BURKE)
ATTENTION:BURKE
I am Barrister Alfred Chimdindu Spiff the personal attorney and legal
adviser to late Mr. Mark J Burke, an American Citizen and Engineer with
Trans-Ocean Oil Services Company a Multinational Company, with area office
here in Port-Harcourt, River-State Nigeria.
I am contacting you on the death of engineer Mr. Mark J Burke who was
murdered in cold blood by his ex-wife Lucy, Mr. Mark J Burke was killed by
his ex-wife when she discovered that her husband has changed his will
including his funds here and estate in favour of his Asian girl friend (Juan
Neal) who operated before his death here in Nigeria as a harlot.
With the recent plane crash here in Nigeria, that lead to the death of Juan
Neal the Asian girl, on the 10th of December 2005,it was
discovered that Juan died without making a will, as the personal attorney
to the late Mr. Mark J Burke, the estate and the funds are presently being
controlled by myself.
with the recent letter from the bank for the dormancy of the said account, i
have noticed with my investigation that Mr. Mark J Burke has the sum of
$10,000,000:00 (Ten million United State Dollars) deposited into the said
account, I have replied to the bank for an extension of two weeks as to
enable me present the next of kin to the account, it is on this I am seeking
your foreign partnership as to enable me present you as the next of
kin/beneficiary of the said fund and estate, for the release of the said
funds into your account pending my arrival there in your country for
disbursement.
I have resolved to offer you 35% of the said sum for this role.
5% has been set aside for reimbursement of any incidental expenses in the
course of this transfer.
it is important to let you know that, I here with my position as an attorney
will secure every legal documents to effect this change in your favour here
in my country without any risk on your side, the only role I require from
you is the provision of the utilization (source) account and the
confidentiality of every step there in your country, for the fact that I
have my profession to protect as a legal practitioner.
To effect this change in your favour I shall require your:
1) YOUR NAME IN FULL.
2) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.
3) YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER (MOBILE)
4) YOUR CONFIDENTIAL FAX NUMBER.
5) Brief Information on your profile that should include your Sex, marital
status age and nature of Job.
please forward your response to this my e-mail barralfred.c.spiff@k.ro as to
ensure confidentiality.
Yours sincerely,
For: Chimdindu chambers,
Barr. Alfred Chimdindu Spiff.
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