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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: John Eso <johneso5@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: johneso@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:02:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attn:Sir/Ma
FROM BARRISTER JOHN ESO
101 PEPPLE CLOSE,
ALLEN IKEJA
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Email:johneso@jmail.co.za
Attn:Sir/Ma,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.I am Barrister John Eso(Solicitor). I am the Personal Attorney to MRS.ROSEMARY SMITH a foreign national of America, who died in world trade centre as victims of the september 11,2001.Incident that befall the United State of America,you can confirm through this website:
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=2510
Since then I have made several enquiries to different 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 Finance House where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had valuable amount of US$28 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. And Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner as well so that the proceeds of this account valued US$28 million dollars can be paid to you as his next of Kin and then you and i can share the money dus:- 40% to you and 55% for me, 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 transaction through. And 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 by my email or telephone to enable
us discuss further.
Anticipating your favourable response.
Best regards,
Barrister John Eso.
Email:johneso@jmail.co.za
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