Poor Uncle Devis

Well, now that I got the below e-mail, I guess I can take it in to my boss and quit. *cough*

I'm sure that's the way Uncle... what was his name? oh, yeah,... Devis would have wanted it.

Nope, nothing suspicious here. La, la, la.

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JUSTICE AT LAW CHAMBERS
BARRISTER: XXXXXXXXXXXXX ESQ
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
NO,15 CANAL ESTATE
COTONOUBENIN REPUBLIC OF BENIN (ESQ)
EMAIL:XXXXXXX@XXX.XXX

ATTN: COCHRAN

DEAR COCHRAN, GREETINGS.................... THIS MAIL WILL SURELY COME TO YOU WITH GREAT SURPRISE SINCE WE NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH DUE RESPECT, I HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT FIRST, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF AS BARRISTER XXXXXXX, A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO (MR DEVIS COCHRAN) A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN (COTONO BENIN REPUBLIC) HERE IN AFTER, SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 2001, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ALONG HILLAKONDJI EXPRESS ROAD ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.


SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES FROM YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT’S EXTENDED RELATIVES. THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET,TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.DEAR, I AM HONESTLY CONTACTING 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 MY LATE CLIENT HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITH IN THE NEXT FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING 20DAYS.


SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS NOW, SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT ($10 MILLION DOLLARS) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 70% TO ME AND 30% TO YOU.I WISH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT 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 THROUGH. 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 TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER AND LET’SO FURTHER DISCUSS ON HOW WE SHALL MEET FACE TO FACE ALSO. CONTACT ME ALSO INDICATING YOUR INTEREST TO COLLABORATE WITH ME THANKS.

BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER XXXXXXXXXX ESQ