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From: "chris taylor" <ctylor21@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:51:15 -0600
Subject: re; Mendelsohn , we need your urgent assistance in this business
Dear Mendelsohn ,
I am Mr. Chris O Taylor, the Bills and Exchange director at the Foreign
Exchange Department of Afribank Nigeria Plc. I am writing this letter to
solicit for support and assistance from you to carry out this business
opportunity in my department.
Lying in an inactive account is the sum of US$11.5million belonging to a
foreign customer (late Johnson K. Mendelsohn )who happens to be deceased.
he died with his wife and two children in a plane crash on board an ADC
Airline Flight at the Egirin River-Lagos Nigeria in November 1997. Ever
since he died the bank has been expecting his next of kin to come and claim
these funds. To this effect we can not release the money unless someone
applies for it as next of kin, as indicated in our banking guide line.
Unfortunately he has no family members in Nigeria or anywhere who is aware
of the existence of the money (as he was a contractor with the Federal
Republic of Nigeria). At this juncture I have decided to do business with
you in collaboration with two other officials in the bank, to this effect we
solicit your help in applying as the next of kin then the money will be
released into your account as you have the same last name.
We do not want this money to go into the bank’s treasury as an unclaimed
bill. The banking law and guide line stipulates that: if such money(s)
remains unclaimed for a period of nine years (9 years) the money will be
transferred in to the banks treasury as unclaimed funds.
Our request for a foreigner as next of kin is occasioned by the fact that
the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as next of kin. 20
percent of the money will be your share as foreign partner. Thereafter my
colleagues and I will visit your country with your help once the money hits
your account for disbursement according to the agreed sharing parttern of
20% for you, 10% for incidental expenses both local and international and
70% for my group. Your urgent response is beign expected.
Please, respond through this e-mail address: ctylor20@hotmail.com
Thanks and best regards,
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Chris O.Taylor.
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