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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: Leather Bootboy <nzboot4u@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:45:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Read and get back to BARRISTER.HAMZA MAJA(ESQ.) Asap
Read and get back to BARRISTER.HAMZA MAJA(ESQ.) Asap
DEAR SIR, PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVED THIS BUT DO PLEASE CONSIDER IT A REQUEST FROM A REPUTABLE ATTORNEY AT LAW IN SERIOUS NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. I HAD TO BRING BEFORE YOU THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL BE RELIABLE TO ASSIST ME. ANYWAY, MY NAME IS AS ABOVE STATED. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO "LATE" MR.ANTON TORSTEN, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO ONCE WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA. HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21st OF AUGUST 2007, MY CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SHAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD LAGOS. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES, SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THIS SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A CONSULTANCY DIRECTORIES THROUGH A FRIEND
WHO WORK WITH WORLD TRADE CENTRE REGIONAL OFFICE. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE FUNDS VALUED AT US$18.5MILLION (EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE ALLIED BANK INTERNATIONAL HERE IN LAGOS, WHERE THIS HUGE AMOUNT WERE DEPOSITED. THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, SINCE YOU COME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY WITH MY CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU. THEREFORE, ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, WE SHALL DISCUSS THE SHARING RATION AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND LEGAL STRENGTHS REQUIRED TO BACK YOU UP
FOR THIS CLAIM. ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CONTACTS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION. YOUR TELEPHONE (MOBILE) AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING WITH YOUR RECEIVING BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL COMMENCE WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU BUT DO NOT FORGET THE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND MUTUAL TRUST REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION. KINDLY CONTACT ME ON ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THIS EMAIL: hamzakuta@gmail.com . THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU. YOURS TRULY, BARRISTER.HAMZA MAJA KUTA(ESQ.)
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