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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: BARR FEMI MARTINS <barr.femi_martins15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <martins.barrfemi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:10:59 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED!!!!!!
MARTINS SANTOS SOLICITORSLAW AND PARTNERMORGAN,LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLB.
Attention: Dear,
I hope you will not be embarrassed with this mail, mostly at this time that fraudulent people uses internet for various fraudulent activities. I am Femi martins Santos solicitor at law and a partner in Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. I was the personal attorney here in UK to one Mr. Morris Thompson, an American and great industrialist and a resident of Alaska, who always in UK for his business concern with SHELL Oil Producing Company in Britain ,Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
On January 31st 2000. he lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 including his wife and the only daughter, leaving him with no immediate family or close relatives , You shall read more news about the crash on visiting this wed site;
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
Since the death of Mr. Thompson and his family for almost seven years now, I have made several inquiries to American embassy here to locate any of my client extended relatives, although some unscrupulous element has written me as the relatives of the late Mr. Thompson which turn out to be fake people. Mr. Thompson has left behind the sum of ($16.5 Million) in a deposit account with a prime bank here in UK.
The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated as it is unserviceable for quite a long time now.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for a reliable foreigner over the internet who will assist me to posse in as a cousin to my late client, to enable the firm approve the fund and pay to you as the next of kin.
All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I will package and present you as the next of kin legally for the success of this transaction under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, I shall ensure that all relevant information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this transaction is provided.Thereafter, I propose that the funds will be shared in the following ratio: 50% for me, 40% for you while 10% will be earmarked for miscellaneous expenses if any by both parties.
If you are interested, please if you are interested in this in my proposal please you shouldn’t hesitate to write me back through my private
E-mail: barrfemi.snradvocate1@gmail.com,
As I will appreciate it if you could get back to me with the information’s as been stated below since we have no many time to waste.
1: Full Name.2: marital status.3: Age..............4: Contact Address.5: Phone/ fax number.I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible
Best Regard. Femi Martins Santos .Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.LONDON, U.K.
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