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From: "Fr.Alex Nyerere" <rev_fr_alex_nyerere124@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rev_fr_alex_nyerere@o2.pl>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:12:02 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS AND MAY PEACE OF THE LORD IS WITH YOU.
Rev Fr.Alex Nyerere.St.Mark's Church, 10 Christ Church Rd.Lagos NigeriaE-MAIL:rev_fr_alex_nyerere@o2.pl
Dear Good Friend.
Notification of Bequest/payment/($21,000 000 .00 us dollars), On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Willy Bubenik, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you via your e-mail address.
I wish to notify you that late Engr.Willy Bubenik made you a beneficiary to his will. He left the sum of twenty one Million Dollars (US$21,000 000 .00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his will. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good.Engr.
Willy Bubenik until his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant construction company.
He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr.Willy Bubenik died on the 9th day of February 2002 at the age of 82 years, and his Will is now ready for execution.
According to him this money is to support your Christian activities and to help the poor and the needy. Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable the immediate execution of your portion of the bequest to enable earlier disbursement by the Paying Bank. You should forward along your telephone and fax numbers, including a proof to confirm your identity as the beneficiary in question and your current mailing address if different from the above.
Proof of Identity should be either clergy ID or International passport or drivers License. Send machine copy or identity proof by attachment via E-mail .On demand I would send you the Obituary notice or death certificate of Late Willy Bubenik for your perusal and maybe you would recognize him .
I hope to hear from you in no distant time.
Yours in His service, Rev Fr.Alex Nyerere Parish Priest
GREETINGS AND MAY PEACE OF THE LORD IS WITH YOU.
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