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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: Adams Smith <adamssmith1966@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <adamssmith1@pc.nu>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:02:32 -0800
Subject: From Dr Adams Smith
Dr.Adams Smith.(Esq.)For W.Smith Chambers & AdvocatesMy Private Email: adamssmith1@pc.nu Dear Friend, I am the Legal Adviser and counsel to Late Mr. Arthur Wilbon, who was an American expatriate contractor, who used to work in the United Kingdom.Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law firm, ( Adams Smith Chambers) in London,United Kingdom. There after,shall be referred as my late client. On the December 26th 2003,my client and his entire family died in a plane crash in Cotonou,Benin Republic.
Please click the link to read more stories about the crash on visiting this website below : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
Www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ He was a well known philanthropist before he died.He made a Will stating that money and Property left behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Chambers where this Huge deposits of (US$10.5M) only should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. We have made a random draw where your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will. I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Finance Company, because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this fund within two weeks or else the money will be Confiscated and credited to the treasury as per law here.It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client in your favor and there fore, you are required to contact me immediately to start the process of sending this money to any or your designated official account.I urgently request you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit. A swift acknowledgement of the receipt of this email would be appreciated by providing the following information to enable me present you as the next of kin.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. with the below details immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message. (a)your full name:......................(b)your contact address:...................(c)your telephone and fax number:................(d)Your Occupation:..................(e)Your Age:..................(f)Marital Status:..................(g)Nationality:....................... I wait for your urgent response. Best regards,Dr Adams SmithMy Private Email: adamssmith1@pc.nu
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