Barrister Goodluck Ike Esq [email protected]

Although it is worded to suggest that the recipient already knows about this "fund", this is the start of the scam.

from Barrister Goodluck Ike Esq [email protected] via hotelducastellet.com
reply-to [email protected]
to
date Mon, Jan 1, 2001 at 8:44 AM
subject Now contact my secretary
mailed-by hotelducastellet.com

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary,his name and contact information are:

NAME: Mr. Art Hall
EMAIL: [email protected]

Kindly reconfirm to him the following below information:
Your full name_________________________
Your address__________________________
Your country___________________________
Your age______________________________
Your occupation________________________
Your Phone number______________________

Ask him to send you the total $USD 1.2 million which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free
and get in touched with my secretary Mr. Art Hall and instruct him where
to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i am very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand, finally,remember that had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with Art Hall and he will send the amount to you without any delay.

with best regards,
Barrister Goodluck Ike Esq