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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: "w bayo" <w_bayo35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_willy_bayo2005@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:41:45 +0000
Subject: Dear Steff
FROM Barrister Willy Bayo.
BAYO'S CHAMBERS
PLOT 120 FALOMO ROAD
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA.
E-mail:barr_willybayo2006@yahoo.com
Dear Steff ,
I am Barrister Willy Bayo (SAN) personal attorney to Late MR.Stiffler Steff,a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company here in Nigeria herein after shall be referred to me as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a ghastly motor accident along Warri- Sagbama Express Road.Unfortunately,all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives as the vehicle caught fire after the crash.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also provedunsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or declar edunserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged particularly,the BANK where the deceased had an account valued at about US$10.5 Million dollars.The bank had 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as he next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name/surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then we can share the money afterwards.
I have all the necessary official and legal documents that can be used to back up the claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
PLEASE ON YOUR REPLYING, DO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS,YOUR PRIVATE TEL/MOBILE/FAX NUMBERS,REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESSbarr_willybayo2006@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Barrister Willy Bayo.
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