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From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Johnson=20Mr.Thompson?=" <tomofallstate1@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:40:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WITH REGARDS.
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tomofallstate1@yahoo.dk
MR. THOMPSON JOHNSON
BRANCH MANAGER
FINANCIAL TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS T.HOUSE BRANCH.
EMAIL: tomofallstate@yahoo.com.hk
DEAR PROSPECTIVE FRIEND
I APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING YOU AN UNSOLICITED EMAIL; AS I HOPE YOU WILL RECEIVE IT WITHOUT A MEASURE OF FEAR AND BEING REST ASSURED THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND AUTHORITY IN THE BANK.
MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MR.THOMPSON JOHNSON A BRANCH MANAGER IN MY BANK .I HAVE A VERY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FOR YOU, AS REGARDS THE TRANSFER OF $15M (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS) WHICH WAS LEFT BEHIND BY A CLIENT OF MY BANK, WHO DIED ALONGSIDE HIS FAMILY IN A TRAGIC BOMB BLAST ACCIDENT THAT WRECKED THE CITY OF LAGOS NIGERIA. ON MAY 23RD 2000, A FOREIGN OIL MERCHANT WHO WORKS WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION, MR. SMITH SHAW, DEPOSITED IN A FIXED DEPOSIT, THE SUM OF ($15M)FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS). AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF HIS FIXED DEPOSIT, AND PAYMENT DUE, I
DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS AMONG THE DEAD VICTIMS IN A LAGOS BOMB BLAST. FIND OUR MORE ON THE BELOW WEBPAGE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2718295.stm
http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/harticles/halting_the
_environmental_disast.htm
ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT LEAVE A WILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WERE FRUITLESS SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. (CHARLES AND VICKY)UPON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT MR.SMITH SHAW DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPERWORK.THIS SUM OF US$15,000,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION $USD) IS STILL IN THE BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT.
ACCORDING TO THE BANKING LAW HAS CONTAINED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION WITH MY BANK, AS AT THE TIME
HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY, AT THE EXPIRATION OF (6) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK IF HE DID NOT APPLY FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS, AND SAD ENOUGH TO HEAR, THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MY BANK WORK
HAND IN HANDS WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS OF WEST AFRICAN WAR ACTIVIST WHO FUND MAJOR COUP AND WAR IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR. SMITH SHAW SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN'S LABOR WILL
NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT WICKED AND GREEDY OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE; WE WILL CARRY OUT THIS ACCORDING TO THE LAW, BY HIRING AN ATTORNEY.
(LAWYER) IN ORDER TO PREVENT TROUBLE AND TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICE OF AN ATTORNEY FOR DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND OBTAIN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETTER OF PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOR FOR THE TRANSFER. A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART
OF THE WORLD, WHICH YOU PROVIDE, WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN. THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL. HENCE, IT IS 100% RISK FREE.
ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE
DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND. PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE MOST
PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US, AND THE NEEDY THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM IT, BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND AUTHORITY IN THE BANK. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT 20% OF THESE
FUNDS WOULD GO OUT TO CHARITY, SUCH AS THE VICTIMS OF THE JANUARY 27 BOMB BLAST, THE ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER,
AIDS RESEARCHES 40% FOR YOU, AND THE REMAINING 40% FOR ME TOO.
UPON YOUR RESPONSE, KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT MOBILE TELEPHONE(S) SO THAT WE CAN BOTH TALK.
MY BEST REGARDS,
MR. THOMPSON JOHNSON
KINDLY REPLY TO : tomofallstate@yahoo.com.hk
- Mr.Thompson Johnson
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