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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: lemo tunde <lemo_barrister@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:19:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Barrister LEMO TUNDE
FROM OFFICE OF THE
Barrister LEMO TUNDE
No 27 Garriki Road ABUJA
STATE NIGERIA
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister LEMO TUNDE,a solicitor at law.I am the
personal attorney to Engineer TOM Gordon, a national of
your country,who used to work with Shell Development
company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as
my client.On the 21st of May 2005, my client, his wife
and their two children were involved in a car accident
along Ani-mina express Road while arriving from Easter
Holidays to Warri Enugu state.
All occupant of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also
proved unsuccessful. I have also visited your country in
search of his relatives but still could not locate his
relations. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to contact you to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you.I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the money and properties left behind by my
client before they get confisticated or declared
unserviceable by his Bank where, These huge deposits were
lodged. Particularly, The DIAMOND BANK NIGERIA PLC, where the
deceased had an Account valued to about $USD 7.2,million
dollars,
the BANK has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
Account confisticated within 10 working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over one years now, I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceed
of this Account valued at $USDm 7.2,million dollars can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money 70% to
me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal document that
can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this
business successful.I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law of my country and your country.
1,YOUR FULL NAME
2,YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX INCLUDING YOUR OFFICE AND HOME PHONE NUMBER.
3,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.
4,YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.
5,YOUR COMPANY NAME.
Expecting to here from you soonest response.please reply to
my personaly Email address,tund_lemocbn@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
TUNDE LEMO
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