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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: "donald briggs" <donaldbriggsesq58@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:34:17 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN Concha
>From The Desk Of:
Barrister Donald Briggs esq
Nigerian Bar Associates
Plot 51604,P.M.B 236 Abuja-Nigeria.
Alt E-mail: donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu
TEl: 234-803-854-4976
Dear Concha,
Good day to you, I am Barrister Donald Briggs esq, a registered member of
the Nigerian Bar Association, a Senior Advocate Of Nigeria (San),and a
Solicitor at Law. I am the personal attorney to Engr. Adam Concha, a
national of your country. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. I
know this email will reach you as a surprise, but need not to worry as I am
using the only secured and confidential medium available to seek for a
reliable and Trustworthy foreign partner like you to handle a very
confidential Transaction, which is of mutual benefit. Please accept my
appology for any inconviniences arising from this mail.
However, I wish to solicit your strictest confidence in this subject, This
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret
between you and I and I believe that you will be viable and capable to
champion this transaction without any problem. I assure you that all will be
well at the end of the day. My late client, Engr. Adam Concha, a renowned
oil Merchant contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), was
involved in a ghastly motor accident on 2nd of January 2002 and
unfortunately lost his life. Before his demise two years ago, He deposited a
sum of $12.5 million USD with a commercial Bank (STANDARD TRUST BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC) on the 21st of September 2000, Hoping on transferring it to His
country for INVESTMENT, as I am reliably informed by one Mr.Tony Lumenun who
is the Managing Director and also in charge of the auditing and accounting
sections of the commercial bank. I was also informed that the Bank now
Unquestionably expects the fund to be claimed by any of his available
foreign Next of Kin/Relative or alternatively have the it confiscated within
the next 10 official working days in accordance to the Government Policy
here, which states that any account that is on-operational for a period
after two years or more is bound to be frozen by the Government.
Recently, the bank were the deceased deposited the Fund issued me a FINAL
NOTIFICATION LETTER to provide the Next of Kin/Relative to my late client
and have his fund ($12.5 Million USD) claimed or alternatively have it
confiscated within the next 8 official working days.
Having received the Notification Letter, I made several enquiries to my late
client's Embassy hoping to get in contact with any of His Next of
Kin/Relative but to no avail. After these series of Unsuccessful attempts in
locating my late client's Next of Kin/Relative, I decided to search through
His files hence I came across your contact. I am contacting you in regard to
the facts that both of you are foreigners from the same nationality and most
importantly both of you bear the same last name. Quite frankly, to kindly
solicit for your Prior Consent by having you stand as my late client's Next
of Kin/Relative so that His fund ($12.5 million USD) can be subsequently
Transferred and paid into your nominated Bank account as the beneficiary
Next of Kin, before the it is confiscated by the Bank were is was lodged.
For your help and assistance in this deal, you will receive 40% of this
money in cash, 10% will be set aside to offset all expenses while the
remaining 50% is for me.In furtherance of this transaction, kindly furnish
me with your following confidential details:
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4) YOUR AGE/OCCUPATION/MARITAL STATUS
5) YOUR PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL ADDRESS
With the above details, I will be fully armed to defend you for the claim
proper. This transaction is 100% risk free and I don't want you to entertain
any fear because the security of all parties involved is adequately
guaranteed in as much as it is executed through the appropriate manner and
channel, as I personally will not fail to instruct and advice you on the
next line of action and what to do next. I so as to ensure a hitch-free and
efficient transaction have carefully put in place all Subsequent and Legal
Documents that would back up this Claim.
PLEASE NOTE: This transaction would be concluded within a short period (The
next seven official working days to, be precise) as soon as you signify your
interest by your swift response to this my mail. All I require your full
co-operation to enable us seeing this transaction through. The business
itself is 100% safe, provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. Dear, You may send your response to my Private E-mail:
donaldbriggsesq1@mail.nu
To indicate your willingness in assisting me. I will bring the complete
picture of the transaction to your knowledge as soon as i receive your swift
response.Thanks and God bless. I wait in anticipation of your fullest
co-operation.
Best Regards,
Barrister Donald Briggs esq
TEl: 234-803-854-4976
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