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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: "Martin Soko" <barristermartin_soko@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:32:57 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.
ADEWALE LAWFIRM
BARRISTER MARTIN SOKO ESQ.
ABUJA.
NIGERIA.
TEL: +234-80-30976332.
E-mail:address:barristermartin_soko@hotmail.com
Sir/Madam,
I am sorry for the embarrasment this
mail might cause
you, as we have not met before. I am Barrister Martin
Soko E.S.Q, an attorney
at law; I am the personal attorney to Engineer Micheal
Brown, a British by
birth who used to work with SPANTAZ DRILLING SERVICES
in Nigeria. Hereinafter,
shall be referred to as my client. I am looking for
any of his
relation to deliver my client's estate to them. But if
you do not know him,
then I will need your assistance in claiming the
estate since you bear the
last name with him.
On Thursday, 30 December 2004, my client was killed in
the Tsunami earthquake
disaster that occurred across south and south East
Asia. Information gathered
from company's regional office in Asia, which Engineer
Michael Brown was
an employee, indicated that Engineer Michael Brown was
in Malaysia for the
Christmas holiday when the incident occurred. I have
also visited your embassy
to locate any of my client's extended relatives this
has also proved unsuccessful.
When in search of Engineer Brown's relatives, we
came across
your name and contact address.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
money and the properties
left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable
the Finance Security Company where these funds were
deposited as family
treasures. Particularly, the Apex Security and Finance
Company were the
deceased deposited a box containing funds valued
USD9.5Million Dollars,
last year issued me a 12 months notice to provide the
Next of Kin or have
the funds confiscated, and this ultimatum expires in a
month time. Since
I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives.
I seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceed
of this deposit valued
at USD9.5 Million Dollars can be released to you.
Thirty percent (30%) of
money goes to victims who lost their lives in Tsunami
earthquake disaster
that occurred in Asia while fifty percent (50%) goes
the relative(s) of
late Engineer Michael Brown while the remaining twenty
percent (20%) goes
to me for my services.
This transaction, is hundred percent (100%) risk free
for all the necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make.
All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us
seeing this business
successful. I also guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law. You can reach
me through this number, +234-80-30976332. Please
contact me strictly through
my email address above.
Further details await your response.
Best regards,
Barrister Martin Soko ESQ.
ATTORNERY AT LAW.
_________________________________________________________________
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