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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: ROLLAND MARTINS <rollandmartins0914@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <solicitor_rolland@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:30:02 +0100
Subject: Hello
FROM THE DESK OF ROLLAND MARTINS & CO.SOLICITORS & ADVOCATEZionwards ChambersNO:12 ELIAS CLOSE5TH FLOOR VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS,NIGERIA. (STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND Very URGENT)
Hello,
I am Barrister ROLLAND MARTINS,Solicitor at Law.I am the personal Lawyer to Late Engr.MARK ROBINSON,A citizen of your Country,Working in an oil servicing company In Nigeria,who is hereby Referred to as my client On April 21,2000 my client,his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company, where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the Finance and Security Company. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about (US$28.5 million USdollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin. Or have the account confiscated and decleared dormant within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives for over 2 years now,Due to you are from the same Country.
I decide to seek your consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin,of the deceased,So that this account valued at (US$28.5 million USdollars) can be paid to you and then You and Me Can share the money. 50% to Me and 45% to You while 5% for any expenses.I will like you to start getting yourself prepared towards this huge transaction and i know you will recieve this mail in a high spirit to assist.
we are going to follow laid down rules and regulation to get this funds transferred to your account.Am going to get all legal documents on your behalf and once I do I will forward copies to you for your perusal.Thanks and God bless you as you respond back to me soonest.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through in the name of GOD.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and Me, from any breach of the law. what i will require from you is to send me these details below;
1.FULL NAME:2,CONTACT ADDRESS:3,MOBILE NUMBER:4,Age/SEX:5,OCCUPATION:6, PROFESSION:
With these details i will now file an application to the bank as the next of kin to my late client,and send me these details immediately yo enable us proceed with this transaction.Thanks as i wait your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely, ROLLAND Esq.
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