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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: mr john morris <mrjhn.morris_2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrjhn.morris@yahoo.ie>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:32:55 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
JOHN MORRIS LAW FIRM
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE
EMAIL; mrjhn.morris@yahoo.ie
Dear
I hope this letter finds you in good health, I wish you and your family a Wonderful weekend. We act as solicitors and our services have been retained by Adam A Williams, now late and herein referred to our client. On behalf of our client late Adam A Williams, I wish to notify you that our client have no beneficiary to the bequest sum of £5, 777, 000, 00 (Five million seven hundred and seventy seven thousand pounds sterling, in the codicil to his will and last testament. You were recommended by his mentor and our client wants the funds to be use for charity program in Africa, especially Sudan, Rwanda, Congo etc.
Adam A Williams on the 8th of February 2006 after a brief illness at the age of 65 years until his death was a consultant to several oil and gas companies. He had lived in the United State of America and host of other countries before he came to Carin Energy Plc, an Oil and gas exploration and production company based in the United Kingdom. He was a knight in the church and belonged to several non-governmental and scientific organisations. Also he was a very big great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International.
This bequest is to support his activities, humanitarian services and help to the less privileged. In accordance with our inheritance laws, you are required to apply for the Claims through this law firm to Bank Giro United Kingdom, where this fund was deposited in (Safe Depository Vault). We are perfecting arrangements to complete the transfer of as Beneficiary; you will have 35% of the total sum for any expense you might incur in the transfer process while you transfer the rest 65% to us.
You are required to forward the followings details of yours for verification and re-confirmation. They are as follows:
A: Full name and address
B; Occupation
C: Age
D; Telephone, Email and your fax numbers
E: Bank details for the transfer of the funds.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter immediately, reply this letter through my email address for security reasons.
Congratulations
Yours Faithfully
Barr John Morris
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