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From: Ken Morgan <ken2morgan@mandrivaclub.pl>
Reply-To: Ken Morgan <ken2morgan@iglide.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:02:48 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FROM Mr. Ken Morgan
FROM Mr. Ken Morgan
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   Dearest,
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   I am Mr. Ken Morgan , The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at
   the Foreign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in
   West Africa.Which will be disclosed to you on your acceptance to
   assist me.Meanwhile I got your email address through the internet
   while I was searching for someone to assist me in this
   transaction.However I am writing these letter to ask for your
   support and cooperation to carry out this transaction opportunity
   in my department.We discovered an abandoned sum of $1 2,500
   ,000.00 (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States
   Dollars only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
   customers who died along with his entire family of a wife and a
   daughter in October 31,1999. On a plane crash of October
   31,1999[With Egyptian airline 990]with other passengers.Please
   confirm
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
   Late Mr.William Barnes worked with Oil Services & Petrochemical
   Exchange (OPE) Limited,West Africa a Petroleum Company in
   collaboration with Chevron Canada.
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   Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next of
   kin to apply and put claims for his money as the heir, because we
   cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies
   for claim as the next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our
   banking guidelines.Unfortunately, neither their family member nor
   distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.
   Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my department have
   agreed to make business with you and release the total amount into
   your account as the heir of the fund since no one came for it or
   discovered the maintained account with our bank, otherwise the
   fund will be returned to the banks treasury as unclaimed fund. We
   have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus;30%
   for you as foreign partner,70% for us the officials in my
   department.
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   MY REASON FOR DOING THIS TRANSACTION:
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   Then upon the successful completion of this transfer,I and one of
   my colleagues will come to your country and mind our share. It is
   from our 70% we intend to establish charity organization in our
   country as a way to help the handicapped and less privileged. To
   commence this transaction, we require you to immediately
   indicate your interest by providing the below informations
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   1.Your full name
   2.Your personal telephone/fax number
   3.Your country of origin and residence
   4.Your age and
   5.Your Profession
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   to enable us send you a claim application form which you have to
   fill and send to the bank as the next of kin for necessary
   approvals before the transfer can be made.
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   ASSURANCE:
   Personally I have every documents that will enable us put the claim
   forward and inherit the fund nevertheless this transaction is
   legal.Moreso my bank will effect the payment to any one who will
   apply for the claim to the depositor as long as the person has the
   required documents and information regarding this fund.I have all
   the required information and documents in my possession which I
   will send to you when required by the bank.Please I would
   appreciate if you will keep it away from the knowledge of the bank
   that I am providing you with the required information.
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   NOTE:
   This transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
   because of its nature.
   I look forward to receiving your prompt response to
   enable us proceed.
   Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr
   Yours sincerely,
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   Mr. Ken Morgan.
    Please reply me through my private email ken21morgan@aol.fr
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