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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 Micheal Osemekeme <barr_mich007@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention ; (Respond Urgent)
OSEMEKEME CHAMBERS
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
3A OBAFEMI AWOLOWO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS , NIGERIA
+234 805 182 9072
Attn:
I am Barrister Micheal Osemekeme , a legal Solicitor and I was the Personal Attorney and legal adviser to the late Mr.Edwin Moore , a national of your country, who used to work with Mobil Oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of August 2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road. All occupants 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. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased had
a deposit valued at about Thirty Million United States Dollars (USD$30,000,000.00) 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 beenunsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at Thirty Million United StatesDollars(USD$30,000,000.00) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal 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 through my direct mail box as provided herein to enable us discuss further.
Best regards
Barr.Micheal Osemekeme
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