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An Email with the Subject "Urgent Response" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:53:39 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Sharlae Chapman" <schapman8@albawaba.com>.
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From: The Desk of Charlie & Sharlae Chapman of South African/Ghana Chambers Solicitors, Advocates, Notary Public & Legal Adviser. P.O Box 204 Cape Town, 8000 South Africa Plot 106 Spintex Road, Accra Ghana 00233 Tel: 009233285200990 sharlaechapman@aol.com Hello, It is with trust that I write to you despite the fact that we do not know each other. I am Barrister Sharlae Chapman, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Steve Rahman, a nationality of your country, who is working with the Chamber of Mines of South Africa. He is part of the victim of the violence against foreign nationals in South Africa that led to almost 50 dead: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7416256.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7412128.stm http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/20/southafrica.violence/ He was killed on his way to vacation with his wife when the police envoy was exchanging gun shots with the South African militants. My client {Mr. Steve Rahman} deposited the sum of ten million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (USD 10,250,000.00) in Agricultural Development Bank Group (A.D.B), here in Ghana, with the hope of transferring it to a bank account in his country. Since his death I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients relatives, however this has also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his family over Internet, hence I contact you to stand as the next of kin so that we can have the chance to apply to the bank and authorities concerned for the release of the inheritance of ten million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (USD 10,250,000.00) to your account for our own usage only. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before the authorities get it confiscated or declared it as money laundering by the Agricultural Development Bank Group (A.D.B), where the (Money) was deposited. Particularly, the Government of my country and the bank where the deceased deposited the sum valued at ten million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (USD 10,250,000.00) in fixed deposit account has issued me a formal notice to provide the next of kin in seven official business day. Since then I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your sincere consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country with the late client. Ten million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars (USD 10,250,000.00) can be claim by you if you can send all the needed information listed below. You will be given 50% of the money, 45% will be mine and the remaining 5% will be for expenses incurred along the process, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS: FIRST NAME: LAST NAME: SEX: AGE: MARITAL STATUS: CONTACT ADDRESS: CITY: COUNTRY: STATE: ZIP CODE: OCCUPATION: I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law either now or in the future, also the requirement is your full name and address, to enable me in getting the AFFIDAVIT OF FACT AND CLAIM CERTIFICATE in your name as the real next of kin to my late client to facilitate the release of the fund from Agricultural Development Bank Group (A.D.B). Your private telephone number is needed for easy communication. Best regards, Sharlae Chapman Tel: 009233285200990 sharlaechapman@aol.com