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From: "Patrick Joop" <joopatlaw1@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:13:27 +0500
Subject: urgent
Dear Friend
Greetings and compliments.
I am Patrick Joop, a solicitor at law. I was the personal attorney to Eng.
Gilbert M. Reain, a national of your
country who used to work with an oil servicing company here in the
Netherlands thereof be referred to as my client.
Eng. Gilbert M. Reain, 62 years of age made a fixed deposit of fund valued
at USD$12,500,000 (Twelve Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) with a Finance Company
here in Europe and unfortunately lost
his life in an Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 which crashed into the Red
Sea early on January 3 shortly after
taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all the 135
passengers and 13 crew members aboard,
Ref: (View: http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml
). He left no clear beneficiary as
Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the deposit still in my
possession.
Recently, the governing body of the Finance Company contacted me on this
matter, requesting that I should notify
the next of kin of my late client to claim the funds and I am yet to
provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund.
I know that my client had no living next of kin but I went ahead and made
several inquiries to your embassy to locate
any of my late client's extended relatives but this has proved
unsuccessful. Under a clear and legitimate agreement
with you, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin, so that my
late client's fund will not be confiscated by
the Finance Company.
You and I can share the money, you will be entitled to 40% of the total
fund for your role as the relative and
next of kin of my late client, 50% for me while 10% is to be marked out for
any expenses that will be incurred
during the clearance or process of transfer of the fund to your bank
account. Be informed that
there is no risk involved as all necessary legal documents that will be
used to back you up as the legal
beneficiary and next of kin of my late client will be procured.
All I require is your sincerity, honesty, co-operation and utmost good
faith 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. Kindly, get in touch with me by my e-mail
(joopatlaw@yahoo.dk! ) or
telephone to enable us discuss further. You may also send your telephone
number so that I can call you.
Do not forget that a transaction of this magnitude requires utmost
confidentiality and sincerity.
I look forward to your urgent response.
Thank you,
Patrick Joop
+31 617 639 271
joopatlaw1@yahoo.dk
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