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From: "Chuks Onuora" <chukson01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:06:36 -0700
Subject: INTRODUCTION
Chief Chuks Onuora .
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC.
14th September 2005.
Dear Sir,
I am Chief Chuks Onuora . from the First Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch.I
got
your contact through the internet, I have urgent and very confidential
business
proposal for you.
On January 7, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation,Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered time
(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(Nine
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a
rountine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles
Ballassi
died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other
passengers aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via the website below:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
on further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and
attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation
and
discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare any next of kin or
relations in
all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.
This
sum of US$9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled
over
with the pricipal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to
claim it. According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (Six)years, the
money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Consequently,my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit of this
old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
This is
simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so
that
the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will
put
you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service of two attorney
for the
drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The
money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for me
and
40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this transaction
will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of ths transaction. If you are interested,please reply
immediately via the private email address below,upon your responce,i shall
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be
rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because i
shall require your assitance to invest my share in your country. Please upon
the
reciept of this mail message, send to me the following to enable start the
process
of the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be transfered into,
Account
number and beneficiary name
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email: send2fbn@ny.com
Thanks and regards,
Chief Chuks Onuora
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC.
Direct line: 234-80-27747435
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