Dear Sir/Madam

This mail, I know may embarrash you. By embarrashment, I mean coming from somebody you never know or met before, even coming from a country - (Nigeria) noted for dishonest and Fraudalent practises.

Well, this is not one of those Scam letters from Nigeria, but from a group of who are in distress and require your assistence. I am Mr. Paul Martins the foreign exchange controller of ZENITH BANK PLC, LAGOS - NIGERIA I am contacting you basen on your specialisation - PROPERTIES ALLOCATION.

However, my main reasons for contacting you is to seek your assistance in providing a safe bank account where my collegues can transfer the sum of US$9.7Million to be used mostly on Properties.

SOURCE OF FUND

This fund - US$9.7Million which is now in the ESCROW ACCOUNT of this bank came about after all efforts to trace, the NEXT OF KIN of one MR. ROBERTO DOMINICO an Archectic from MILAN, ITALY, failed. The said MR. ROBERTO DOMINICO , until his death in a motor accident, April 21st 2000 was a Customer with this bank. Upon his death, this bank sort to trace HIS RELATIONS and NEXT of KIN to enable same enter for claims of this fund but when all efforts failed, some top Staffs of this bank and myself transferred the fund into an ESCROW ACCOUNT pending when we find a trustworthy fellow or firm into whose account we will transfer this fund for our mutual benefits. Reasons for this steps is to aviod a situation where at the end of this quarter, the Directors of this bank will frooze the account and share this money among themselves. What we shall do upon your acceptance is to use you as a NEXT of KIN of MR.ROBERTO DOMINICO and transfer this fund into your account .

Having stated the above, it will interest you to know that,there is no risk involved whatsoever in this transaction hence we have perfected all modalities to make this a success while requesting for a catalogue of your properties for sale, for our study.

Should you be interested. therefore, do contact me through my email address above.

Expecting a mutual business relationship with you.

Best Regards,

PAUL MARTINS.