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From: "AL-FUHARD MOHAMMED" <dr_alfuhardm@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 15:52:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
FROM: DR AL-FUHARD MOHAMMED
DIRECTOR, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
WEST AFRIQUE,
PAINE GRAVIE MAISON,
AKPAKPA COTONOU,
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN
GOOD DAY FRIEND
GREETINGS TO YOU,THIS LETTER MUST COME TO YOU AS A BIG SURPRISE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A DAY THAT PEOPLE MEET AND BECOME GREAT FRIENDS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.MY NAME IS DR AL-FUHARD MOHAMMED THE PRESENT DIRECTOR,AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA.
I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVING THAT I CAN TRUST YOU WITH THE INFORMATION I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL TO YOU. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US, AS YOUR
ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED AS A FOREIGNER.I USE TO HEAD THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT IN MY BANK HEAD OFFICE, BUT LAST YEAR I WAS ASKED TO TAKE POSITION OF A MANAGER OF OUR BRANCH IN COTONOU,THAT WAS HOW I BECAME THE PRESENT MANAGER AND DISCOVERED A FORTUNE.
AS I RESUMED DUTY, I DISCOVERED AN ACCOUNT WITH TOTAL SUM OF $9.6MILLION USD THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED ON FOR THE PAST 5YEARS. FROM MY INVESTIGATION,I FOUND OUT THAT THIS ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE LATE MR. ZIYA BAZHAYEV A RUSSIAN BIG TIME OIL DEALER,WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE YAK-40JETLINER ON MARCH 9, 2000.YOU WILL READ MORE NEWS ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THESE SITE; http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/03/09/russia.crash.04/
I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE ACCOUNT SINCE THEN AND NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE MONEY AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR. ZIYA BAZHAYEV MEANING THAT NO ONE IS AWARE OF THE ACCOUNT.I CANNOT DIRECTLY TAKE OUT THIS MONEY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE TO CLAIM THE FUNDS AND SHARE IT WITH ME.
AS THE MANAGER OF MY BANK BRANCH,I HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS TO ANY FOREIGNER THAT COMES UP AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT, WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCOUNT, WHICH I SHALL GIVE YOU. I AM SEEKING YOUR CO -OPERATION TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT.
THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, THE TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW. IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME, I WANT YOU TO STATE HOW YOU WISH US TO SHARE THE FUNDS IN PERCENTAGE, SO THAT BOTH PARTIES WILL BE SATISFIED.CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE IF YOU FEEL WE CAN WORK TOGETHER,SO AS TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS.
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY ALMIGTHY ALLAH BLESS YOU. PLEASE,TREAT WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
DR AL-FUHARD MOHAMMED.
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