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From: "BARRISTER BRUCE" <barristerbruceajibol@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:33:35 -0600
Subject: NICE TO CONTACT YOU...
Bruce Ajibola & Associates
Plot 772, Bombay Street,
Lagos - Nigeria.
Fax: 151-869-08901
TelePhone:234-803-433-4887
From: Barr. Bruce Ajibola
Attention: Please as next of kin,
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Barrister Bruce Ajibola a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Lud Medley a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria, Herein after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance company where these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Eco Bank Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about USD $10.3 Million (Ten Million and Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next thirty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since i know that you are willing to assist me to transfering the fund into your bank account in your country so this is why i urgently need your assistant in the proceeds of this account valued at USD $10.3Million dollars will be paid to you and then you will pay me for consultancy.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up our claim, All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us to see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please feel free to get in touch with me to enable us discuss further,Send me your telephone number so that I will contact you for further details.
NB: Please reply to this email address as below: barristerbruceajibola@rediffmail.com
My Regards,
Barrister Bruce Ajibola
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