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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: "Barrister Festus"<fetsusadebayo1@myway.com>
Reply-To: barr_festusadebayo87@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:43:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Attention: Harris
Festus Adebayo- Barrister at Law
Bankruptcy Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Family Law, commercial litigation , Immigration & Naturalization Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Wills, Taxation Law
96 Cricklewood Broadway, London UK.
Dear: Harris,
Compliments of the season. It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete strangers. I am Festus Adebayo. I am the personal Attorney to Late Mr. Andrew Harris a national of your country, who perished in Egyptair Flight 990 with the whole passengers aboard on 31st Oct 1999. (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane90b.htm) CNN News (http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.families.02/) Before his death on the 31st oct 1999 my client {Late Mr. Andrew Harris} as he likes to be addressed, who was a one time secret agent in transferring funds overseas for the Late head of state of an Africa country, deposited the sum of USD$12.5M [Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] in a Security Company's Vault here in Europe for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives and this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I have decided to contact you since you share the same last name with the late Mr. Andrew Harris, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my Late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where this huge deposits was lodged. The Security Company where the deceased had a deposit valued at USD$12.5M [Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] has 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 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$12.5M [Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] can be paid to you and then I
and you can share the money. 70%= "$8.75MUSD" to me and 30%= "$3.75M USD" to you. All I require is your honest 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. Please get in touch with me immediately to indicate your interest to enable us discuss further. Don't forget to include your tell/fax numbers while replying this mail for easy communication.
Best Regards,
Barrister Festus Adebayo.
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