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From: "MR. KENNETH PHILIP" <kennethphilip_bank10@msn.com>
Reply-To: kennethphilip_bank10@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:01:30 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS/ CALL ME
--MR. KENNETH PHILIP
(BRANCH MANAGER)
CO-OPERATIVE BANK
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM
Tel:+44-7040125629
Email:- kennethphilip_bank10@yahoo.ca
My Dear,
Please kindly read through this letter and get back to me soon. I
am Mr.Kenneth Philip, Branch Manager of CO-OPERATIVE BANK LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM. I made up my mind with trust to contact you
for an urgent and very confidential business, knowing fully well that we
had no previous dealings.On the 9th of July 2002, Mr. Micheal Foster a foreign Fiber Optics consultant
here in London made several times huge sum (Fixed)deposit valued at
US$7,800,000.00(Seven Million eight hundred thousand Dollars). Upon yearly
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers that he lost his life with his wife and his only son in the
Bomb Blast at Kingcross underground Station while on holiday tour with his
family. You can Clickthe news link below for highlite:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258/On further investigations,I found out that he made no WILL outside his immediate
family, and all attempts to trace his relatives was fruitless. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that late
Engr.Michael Foster did not declare any next of kin or relations in
all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work
in my Bank.This sum of US$7,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end
of each month. No one will ever come forward to claim it. At the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will be reverted to the bank
escrow account if no body applies to claim this fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand in as
the next of kin to late Engr. Michael Foster so that the fruits of this
Man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt top officials of
this bank. This is simple as long as I am here to direct and provide you
with every informations required.There is no risk at all as all the paper work for this transaction will be done
by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. Once the fund is approved and
released to your account, you will been entitled to 50% while 50% remains for
me.Please feel free to provide me with your full names, address and direct
telephone and fax number while we employe the service of an Attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to secure and prepare affidavit of
claim in your favour including letter of probate/administration so which
will put you in place as the next of kin.If you are interested, please reply immediately . Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. All I want from you is honest and trustworthy.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.I await your urgent reply.Regards.
Mr. Kenneth Philip
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