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From: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS KENWOOD." <solicitor.williams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <willken_law@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 01:29:23 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP(CONTACT BARRISTER).
FROM: Barrister Williams Kenwood (ESQ)
Williams Kenwood & Associates,
# 30 Adeola Odeku Street,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Tel: +234-803-711-7393.
EMAIL:willken_law@yahoo.co.uk
31st May,2007.
ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,
I am Barrister Williams Kenwood, the Personal Attorney to Mr. Frank Berger, a foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates Company in Nigeria. On May 4th 2002, there was an Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, my client, his wife and their three children were involved.
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml
Killing at least 148 people. The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of 148 bodies had been recovered, with 49 people seriously injured Since then I have made several enquiries to many 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 me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at about $8 Million United State Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 8 Million United State Dollars can be paid to you and then you and I 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 all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, If you are interested please send the following information.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
{2}. YOUR FULL NAME
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.
{4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
{5}. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction 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 secured and confidential e-mail address or the above stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further.
Note: All correspondence should be forwarded to this mailing
address:willken_law@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Barrister Williams Kenwood.
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