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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: abdul lateef0051 <abdul_lateef0051@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:34:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: URGENT ASSISTANCE FROM YOU / Loraine Webber
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER ABDULLATEEF .Esq .
ABDULLATEEF CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATE .
COTONOU - BENIN REPUBLIC .
TEL : + 229 970 254 78 .
Dear Loraine Webber,
I am Barrister ABDULLATEEF , the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm here in Cotonou Benin republic . On the 31st Oct. 2003 , my client, a national of your country , late Engr. B. J. Webber , an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Benin, until his death few years ago, He died along with his entire family of a wife and two children in a ghastly Motor accident.
Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved nsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, That is why 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 have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get 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 US$10.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money.
All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour.
1, YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS .
2, OCCUPATION AND POSITION .
3, DATE OF BIRTH .
4, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER .
I will appreciate you please give me a short call on + 229 970 254 78 upon your receipt of this email so that i can properly explain to your understand all this transaction entails .
I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.
Regards,
Barrister ABDULLATEEF . (Esq.)
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