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From: =?utf-8?q?james=20sarumi?= <jamessarumi15@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: drj_amessarumi@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 02:08:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY ME SOON
Saya ada alamat e-mel baru!Sekarang anda boleh kirimkan saya e-mel di: jamessarumi15@yahoo.com.my
DEAREST,
MY NAME IS Dr JAMES SARUMI.
SENIOR AIDE TO THE DIRECTOR REMITTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS. I
AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK, WHO GAVE HIS
NAME (Mr WILLIAM BARNES.HE IS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA), WHO
PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999 [WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990]
WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE WEBSITE
BELOW:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF Mr WILLIE BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCH WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO
ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM FUNDS OF USD15MILLION,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS]WHICH THE LATE Mr WILLIAM BARNES DEPOSITED WITH US BEFORE
THE OCCURANCE OF THIS REGRETABLE ACCIDENT ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO
SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.AS NO ONE HAS COME
UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS.
THE BANKING REGULATION HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE
THAN EIGHT (8)YEARS.AFTER EIGHT(8) YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK
TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR
CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN
MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.
THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CAN
NOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER..
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY
EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURREDIN THE PROCESSOF EFFECTING THE TRANSFER,10%
PERCENT WILL BE DONATED TO ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OF OUR CHOICE IN
NIGERIA.THE REST WILL BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR
NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN
ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE
TRANSFER.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
JAMES SARUMI
- james sarumi
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