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From: INFO MAIL <infomailinc@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:08:13 +0200
Subject: {Disarmed} CONFIDENTIAL
Ironbar Abogados & Asociados Serrano, 114-6º, Derecha, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>Escalera Interior, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:State w:st="on"></st1:State><st1:State w:st="on">Madrid</st1:State> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Date:13:06:2007<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Dear Friend,<o:p></o:p>I am Pedro Diego Esq. an attorney to Christian Eight Mason, a deceased Immigrant and property magnate, who was based in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place>, Also referred to as my client. On <st1:date w:st="on" Year="2000" Day="25" Month="7">the 25th of July 2000</st1:date>, my client, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> in their plan for a world cruise;http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.<o:p></o:p>Since then I have been managing his properties here in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place> and some of his properties has been put out for sale, sold and monitored by me as his attorney.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Now the money paid was deposited into his Local account here. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by his bank particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.My late client has an account valued at 15.5 million Euros. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the bank giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (15.5 million Euros )can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money. The mode of sharing will be discussed on your interest in assisting the transaction. I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any claim we may make.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Trust me, as his attorney, this is a risk free business relationship. Please get in touch with me.<o:p></o:p>For us to conclude this transaction I will want you to send me the following information stated below:<o:p></o:p> (1) Your full name.<o:p></o:p>(2) Telephone and fax number, if possible include you mobile, telephone number.<o:p></o:p>(3) Company name, position and address.<o:p></o:p>(4) Profession, age and marital status.<o:p></o:p>Enable us discuss further about this transaction.<o:p></o:p>Best regards,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Bar Pedro Diego Esq,<o:p></o:p>B.A, L.L.B, M.A, N.A.A<o:p></o:p>Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP)<o:p></o:p>Tel:<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE /><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection oncontextmenu="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0','sms=1');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_0 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Spain with Skype: +34660278006" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0',false,16,'');" context="+34660 278 006" durex="139"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgA id=skype_tb_droppart_0 title="This is a Spain phone number. The country code cannot be changed." style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Cyber\CONFIG~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache\0b92529548c4c8ecb04b6738110bc7e0\static\inactive_a.compat.stat.w16.gif)"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgFlag id=skype_tb_img_f0 style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(C:\DOCUME~1\Cyber\CONFIG~1\Temp\__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache\0b92529548c4c8ecb04b6738110bc7e0\static\famfamfam/ES.gif)"></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgS_stat id=skype_tb_img_s0></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_injectionIn id=skype_tb_text0><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_innerText id=skype_tb_innerText0>+34660 278 006</SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgR id=skype_tb_img_r0></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN>Fax: +34 658656 399E-mail: cliffmoore2000@aim.com [mailto:cliffmoore2000@aim.com]<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>
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