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From: "williams okon" <williamsokon13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsokon11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:53:50 +0100
Subject: ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC
ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC
PHASE 2,NEW APAPA ROAD,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL\FAX 234-1-4713889
MOBILE NUMBER:+234-8033067362
CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:williamsokon11@yahoo.co.uk
ATTN:THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
I am Mr. williams okon, Bank Manager Orient Bank Nigeria plc, Lagos Branch. I have urgentand very confidential business proposal for you.
On June 6, 1997,a JORDAN Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian NationalPetroleumCorporation, Mr.KHALED ALI made a numbered time(Fixed)Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at US$17,800,000.00 (Seventeen Million Eight hundred thousand Dollars) in mybranch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got noreply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.KHALED ALI died from an autocrashaccident.On further investigation and discovered that Mr. KHALED ALI did not declare any kinor relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of US$17,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolledover with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one has ever come forward to claim it.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like youas a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.KHALED ALI so that the fruits of thisold man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This issimple, I will like youto provide immediately your full names and address so that theAttorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place asthe next of kin. We shall employ the service of two Attorneys for drafting and notarizationof the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration inyour favorfor the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate thetransfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.The money will be paid intoyour account for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.There is no risk atall as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my positionas the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my CONFIDENTIAL emailaddress:williamsokon11@yahoo.co.uk.
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details regarding thistransaction.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transactionwould be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to investparts my share in your country.MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESS YOU.Awaiting your urgent Reply.
Regards,
MR.WILLIAMS OKON .
BRANCH MANAGER,
ORIENT BANK NIGERIA PLC
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