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From: david khumalo <dakhuma011@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <davidkhumalo1447@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 23:30:26 +0100
Subject: ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.


Mr. David KhumaloABSA Bank Limited,Johannesburg, South Africa.E-mail address,davekhuma2007@yahoo.co.ukDear Sir,
I am Mr. David Khumalo manager of bills/exchange at the foreignremittance department of ABSA Bank. In my department, we discovered anabandoned sum of US$14,700,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Seven HundredThousand United State Dollars only) in an account that belonged to Mr. Morris Thompson one of our customers who died along with his entire family, on January 31 2000, in a ghastly plane crash, and he happened to be a Foreigner. Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next-of-kin tocome over and claim his money because we can not release it unlesssomebody applied for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately, nobody has comeforward to claim this money. you should read moreabout the crash on or visiting this sitehttp://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
It is based on this that some officials in my department and I havedecided to establish a confidential business relationship with you, hence byContacting you. We want you to present yourself as the next of kin throughyour relation with the deceased, so that the funds can be remitted intoyour account.Moreover, we do not want the money to go into the government account asunclaimed bills. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that anyaccount abandoned or is dormant for a period of years, is deemed closedand all money contained therein forfeited to the government treasuryaccount.
Now, it is being speculated that the above sum will be transferred intothe government account as an unclaimed fund on or before the end of thisfinancial quarter of 2007, when nobody come forward to lay claims. The reasonfor requesting you to present yourself as next of kin, is occasioned by,the fact that the deceased (customer) was a foreigner, and we haveaccess to his detailed bio data which you will hold as a weapon to presentyourself as the next of kin.The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into youraccount, shall be 65% to my colleagues and I, for the role you will beexpected to play in this deal, we have agreed to give you 30% of the totalsum and 5% for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two partiesin the course of this transaction. Therefore, you are expected to replythis letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in thisbusiness. After receiving your reply, you will be communicated to withthe exact steps to take.I expect your urgent response through my email address:davekhuma2007@yahoo.co.uk.With the following info.(1) Your full name and address.(2) Your confidential telephone/fax and cell number.(3) Your age & occupation/profession.(4) Your country of originAnd I shall contact you for further discussion on this matter, to enableus conclude this transaction urgently without any delay or hitch.Please treat this business proposal as strictly confidential for securityreasons considering my official position in ABSA Bank.
Personal Regards,Mr. David Khumalo
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