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From: "john" <john_adams01j@excite.com>
Reply-To: adams_john1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:27:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PERSONAL ATTENTION.
TREASURY DEPARTMENTINTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
BANK GHANA LTD RIND ROAD CENTRAL
13/46ACCRA GHANA.PERSONAL URGENT ATTENTION.
DEAR FRIEND. PLEASE I COME TO KNOW YOUR GOODSELF FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE,AND AFTER CONSIDERATION I REPOSED MY CONFIDENCE AND FAITH TO APPROACH YOU FOR MUTUAL COLLABORATION,WHICH IF YOU ACCEPT TO COOPERATE WITH ME SHALL BENEFIT BOTH OF US IMMENSELY. TO BEGIN WITH THERE IS AN UNCLAIMED SUM OF USD($12.4 MILLION DOLLARS )LYING DORMANT FOR THE PAST YEARS IN OUR BANK OF WHICH I WANT YOU TO CLAIM AS THE RIGHTFUL NEXT OF KIN TO THE OWNER OF THE ABANDONED MONEY AS I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO MAKE THE CLAIM. AND IF YOU CANNOT DO IT WITH ME FOR PERSONAL REASONS THEN I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.I AM MR JOHN.J.ADAMS THE HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA LTD. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1996 AND SINCE YEAR 2005 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT
AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFITED FOR NOTHING.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. CHRIS MARCO A FOREIGNER, AND THE MANAGER OF PETRO – TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES LTD A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE YEAR 2005. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD($12.4 MILLION DOLLARS.)TWELVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS.I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNERS ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON’T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR. CHRIS MARCO IS A
FOREIGNER TOO.I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON’T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE, BUT BESURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I ONLY GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM COMPUTER AND I FEEL IT IS RELIABLE SOURCE,WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY. SEND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING THE FULL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR THE DEPOSIT.AN EMPTY ACCOUNT CAN ALSO SERVE FOR THIS PURPOSE.I WANT US TO MEET FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT TO BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE SAFE. AND I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENTSI AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN
BENEFICIARY.I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE. I NEED TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNER’S RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. I WILL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECIEVE THIS MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR
PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS YOU WILL BE GIVEN 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT 60% WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 10%WILL BE FOR GENERAL EXPENSES WHICH BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIER REPLY THROUGH MY DIRECTED EMAIL.... (adams_john1@hotmail.com) THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR JOHN.J.ADAMS.
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