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From: tom bello <tombelloff1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:59:55 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME NOW
From the desk of:Mr.Tom BelloOwena bank plcLagos,Nigeria.Email tombellongcc1@yahoo.com)
Dear friend,
I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena bank plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact from the world trade center (WTC) Regional office in lagos,Nigeria.Although the details of my intention was not made known to them.Actually,I listed your name amongst four other names & prayed overthem & decided tocontact you directly.I have a very urgent & confidentialbussiness proposition for you & for our overall mutual interest.On june 6 1997,an American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a numbered time(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at USD$25,000,000.00(twentyfive million dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity,i sent a routinenotification to his forwarded address but got no reply.After a month we senta reminder,& finally we discovered from his contract employers NNPC,that Mr.Barry died in an automobile accident.On further investigation,i found out that he did not leave a WILL & all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.you we get necessary legal documents from the lawyer that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal 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 email (tombellongc1@yahoo.fr) to enable us discuss further. please let do it to gether 1,Your Name 2,House Address 3,Your Phone/Fax Number 4,Your Age and Gender 5,Your occupation your i d cardHope to hear from you soonest.Yours Faithfully,Mr.Tom BelloOwena bank plseae reply to this email (tombellongc1@yahoo.fr )
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