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From: "Albert Oman" <oman4000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidmorgan_6@myway.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:12:35 +0100
Subject: URGENT
SIR,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING
UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE
APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT
ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS
TRANSACTION, AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTIONS OF THIS
NATURE.
LET ME START BY FIRST INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO
YOU, I AM DR.DAVID MORGAN, DIRECTOR KEY TESTED TELEX
WIRE TRANSFER DEPT. ECO BANK OF NIGERIA I CAME TO
KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM
OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
CONFIDENCE.
THE PROPOSITION:
A FOREIGNER, LATE Mr.Ramirez Sanchez, AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH FIVE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY
AIR CRASH, BANKED WITH US HERE AT ECO BANK OF
NIGERIA AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$20.8M (TWENTY
MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH THE
BANK NOW UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY
AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE LATE BENEFICIARY
OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST
FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION AT A MILITARY WAR COLLEGE
HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING
MADE BY THE ECO BANK OF NIGERIA TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
ANY OF THE Mr. Ramirez Sanchez FAMILY OR RELATIVES TO KNOW AVAIL.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT
BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE Mr. Ramirez Sanchez?S
NEXT-OF-KIN (HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN)THAT
THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR GOVERNOR AND
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALHAJI HASSAN
BELLO, THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUNDS TO BE
DECLARED UNCLAIMABLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO
THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER
ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.
IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF
MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION
TO HAVE YOU STAND AS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE Mr. Ramirez Sanchez
SO THAT THE FUNDS, US$20.8M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY?S
NEXT-OF-KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOF THAT WILL ENABLE
YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND
MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF A 100% RISK FREE
INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WOULD BE
FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE HAVE AGREED THAT, THE FUNDS WILL
BE SHARED THUS, AFTER IT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT:-
1. 30% OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO YOU FOR ACTING AS THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS.
2. 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO BOTH
PARTIES
FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED
IN THE
COURSE OF THE TRANSFER.
3. 60% TO US THE ORIGINATORS OF THE TRANSACTION.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OK BY YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO
TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST, WE HOPE TO BESTOW
ON YOU AND YOUR COMPANY, THEN KINDLY GET TO ME
IMMEDIATELY VIA MY EMAIL OR MY E-MAIL IS
FURNISHING ME WITH YOUR
MOST CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER AND EXCLUSIVE
BANK PARTICULARS SO THAT I CAN USE THESE INFORMATION
TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT
TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
DR. DAVID MORGAN.
DIRECTOR- KTTWD(UBA)
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