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From: "rm195594" <rm195594@scarlet.be>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:58:43 +0100
Subject: Be the next of kin
Greetings,
Please reply me through my conffidenial email address: raymondkerry@excite.com
I am Barrister Raymond Kerry . Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Thompson Ruff, a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria.On the 2nd of may 2004, 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 there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to
assist in repatrating the money that belong to my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank here this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $30Million Dollars has issued me a notice to provide within the next ten official working days.since i have been unsuccessfull in locating the the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $30Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I have the ertificateof deposit that can be used to back up any claim we may make. please kindly send me a mail to my confidential email address: raymondkerry@excite.com
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further. Below is the information which you where to send so that i will be giving to you an APPLICATION letter of claims for you to fill it and send to the bank for your transfer.
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR CONTACT HOME ADDRESS:
3) YOUR TEL & FAX NUMBER:
4) YOUR OCCUPATIONS:
5) YOUR AGE:
l WILL OBTAIN AFFIDAVIT FROM COURT WHEN YOU RESPONSE TO
ME,
Best regards,
Esq: Raymond Kerry.
NB: please reply me through my conffidenial email address:
raymondkerry@excite.com
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