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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: Don Ubah <donubahcham@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:15:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings Dear Friend
FROM THE DESK OF:
Barrister Don Ubah Esq.
Don Ubah and Associates (Attorney at law)
68 Bode Thomas Street,
Surulere, Lagos-Nigeria.
(BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS-AT-LAW)
EMAIL:barrdonubah@yahoo.co.uk
Greetings Dear Friend
Please Permit me to contact you through this medium. I am Barrister Don Ubah ,a
solicitor at-law. I was the personal attorney to one of my late clients Mr.Walter, that
used to work with anindigenous company here in my country and who shares the same
name with you. In summer 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in an Plane crash while on a picnic-trip. Unfortunately, all occupants of the
plane lost their lives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
exact matched surname hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in receiving and acommodating the money left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged. My deceased client had an account balance with his
bank valued at about US$10.5million, and I have been issued a notice as his attorney
to provide his next of kin or have the account confiscated.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives; I now seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since you have the same last
name so that the proceeds of his account US$10.5million) can be paid to you. You and
I can then share the money 50% to me and 50% for you.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this project through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate/risk-free arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the
law.
However, send the following information's immediately this information's will enable
me to file application in your favour to the bank as the next of kin to my late client and
process all the necessary documentations for our claims.
1. Your full names, contact address and phone and fax numbers.
2. Age and Occupation.
3. Bank Name,address,Phone and Fax Number.
I await your positive response to my private email address:
barrdonubah@yahoo.co.uk as soon as you read this email.
Best Regards,
Barrister Don Ubah Esq.
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