Last night I was laying in bed waiting for my wife to get home from work. It was just after midnight. Next thing I know my cell phone is ringing (I have my store phone forwarded to my cell after hours). Thinking it could be my security company, I get up to answer the phone but missed it by seconds. I went back into bed and then heard the phone notify me of a voice message AND a page.
Curious who would be calling at midnight, I listen to the message. It was someone by the name of Barrister calling from Nigeria letting me know he had just sent me an email and I need to read it right away and call back imediately. I could not believe they are calling now as well as emailing. Below is the email I received.
The sad part is that there are some out there that would give all their personal information to these people.
If anything, it is an interesting read.
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THE EMAIL
luis Chambers
Attorney And Solicitors
Lagos,Nigeria
Tel:234-8030-879-559, 234-80271-50813
ATTN
Bill Baker
Compliment of the Season
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise, please accept the
content in good faith. I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your
family. The reason for sending this mail is very fundamental to the doctrine
of human privileges and right. My name is Barrister Ejike Luis, a legal
practitioner and the personal Attorney to late Mr. Richard Baker who died
along with his wife
and children in a ghastly motor accident along Sagamu express road Ibadan,
over 3 years now (August 13, 2004). All the occupants in the vehicle lost
their lives. I am convinced that it was the grace of God that made me to
locate you. My client was a successful and an accomplished family man, who
made enough fortune before his untimely death.
Since then I had made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
through the Internet, to locate any member of his family
and not much progress was recorded.
My late client was an influential wealthy businessman, an oil magnet here in
Nigeria and he left behind a deposit of Six Million United States Dollars
only ($6,000,000.00usd) in his domiciliary bank account in a commercial bank
here in Lagos.
After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his Attorney to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his funds. The board of directors
of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of
kin for the payment of this money within 28 working days or
forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property.
The bank had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.
Fortunately, I came across your name, to my greatest astonishment, I
discovered that you bear the same surname with my late client and
coincidentally, you are nationals of the same country. Being convinced that
you may be
related with my late client or that you might provide clue to my search, I
therefore, decided to contact you with these facts before me because of the
similarities. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased, I am very much
aware of my client financial standing and the bank account
he operates.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will belegally proper to
present you as the next of kin of my deceased client so that you can be paid
the funds left in his bank account. I therefore seek your consent to present
you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an
advantage, bearing the same surname and equally from the same country. That
the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at $6 Million Dollars can be paid
to you. We shall both share the funds. 45% for me and 50% to you, while 5%
should be for expenses or any tax(es) that may be required
by your Government.
I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back
up our claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Please get in touch with me by email or by telephone to enable us discuss
further.
Best Regards.
Barrister Ejike Luis
