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From: "rotimi andrew" <legal.luminaryrotimi@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:38:43 +0430
Subject: ALL I CRAVE IS YOUR INTEREST:THEREAFTER WE WOULD OPEN TALKS
FROM THE DESK OF ROTIMI CHAMBERS AND CO,
PLOT 3,KAKUBU GOWON CRESCENT,
CENTRAL DISTRICT,
ABUJA
11TH,NOVEMBER,2006.Email:barr_andre.rotim@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS ANDREW ROTIMI,THE LEGAL HEAD OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED CHAMBRS.BEFORE I TAKE YOU FURTHER ON THIS MAIL,I WANT TO REQUEST YOU TO LISTEN TO MY PROPOSAL RATHER THAN BLUFF IT,AS IT IS A VERY URGENT ONE THAT NEED NOT BE IGNORED.I AM A LEGAL ADVISER TO MR BHASKA UDAY,AN INDIA NATIONALE WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN LAST YEAR SEPTEMBER AIR DISASTER IN NIGERIA.UNTIL HIS DEATH HE WAS THE THE MANAGING DIERCTOR OF A MULTI GIANT ALUMINIUM FIRM CALLED ASABA ALUMINIUM.I WAS THE LEAD LAWYER IN HIS LEGAL TEAM.I ONLY KNOW THIS MY CLIENT SINCE HE ARRIVED NIGERIA,INCLUDINGHIS NIGERIA WIFE UNTIL HE PASSED ON.ALTHOUGH DIED INTESTATE,THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A CASE UNTIL HIS FIRST WIFE'S SON SHOWN UP FROM INDIA THAT HE WAS THE NEXT OF KIN TO HIS FATHER'S ASSET,WHICH RUNS INTO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.SINCE THEN THE MATTER HAVE BEEN ON IN A LAW COURT.AFTER SERIES OF DOCUMENT TENDERED BY THE ALLEGED SON FROM INDIA AND THE NIGERIA FAMILY,IT WAS RESOLVED THAT MR BHASKA UDAY IS THE FIRST CHILD.IN THE COURT RULING,IT DEMONSTRATED ITS MAGNANIMITY BY CEDING 40% OF THE TOTAL ASSET TO THE NIGERIAN WIDOW AND HER CHILDREN.THIS LATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,IN ESSENCE HAS A LIQUID
ASSET WORTH US$10.5MILLON IN TWO COMMERCIAL BANKS.ALLTHE LANDED AND HOUSING PROPERTY HAS BEEN WILLED TO THE NIGERIAN FAMILY WHICH WAS PROVIDED FROM A CERTAIN SECTION OF NIGERIA FAMILY WILLACT. A THOUROUGH SEARCH ON HOW TO ASCERTAIN MR BHASKA WHEREABOUT HAS PROVE ABORTIVE,INCLUDING ALL HIS MOBILE CONTACTS.HENCE MY RESOLVE TO CONTACT YOU TO STAND IN HIS STEAD BECAUSE THE COURT HAS JUST GIVEN ONE WEEK TIME BAR FOR HIS THE NEXT OF KIN,OR HAVE IT WILLED TO THE NIGERIA FAMILY.THE ASSET GIVEN THEM IS VALUED AT $US2.4 MILLION,BESIDES THE 1OMILLION USDOLLARS ,EARLIERSTATED.ALL I NEED FOR NOW SIR IS YOUR MOBILE CONTACT,ADRESSES,OCCUPATION,AGE AND STATE TO ENABLE US OPEN COMMUNICATIONS.ALL RELEVANTDOCUMENTS LEADING TO THE CLAIM IS IN MY POSSESSION.I IMPLORE YOU TO GUARD THIS PROPOSAL IN CONFIDENCE AND GIVE ME YOUR CANDID OPINION.AND IN THE VERGE THAT YOU DECLINE TO THIS OFFER,PLEASE STILL KEEP THESE CONTENT INTACT.BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT WE SHALL CONCLUDE THIS SUCESSFULLY.WAITING IN EARNEST FOR YOUR PROMPT REPLY.BEST REGARDS,
ANDREW ROTIMI
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