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From: MR GOODVINE COLLINS <collingood2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <collinsgood25@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:45:08 -1000
Subject: Mr Goodvine Collins
Mr Goodvine CollinsAuditing and Account managerAfrican Development Bankplc,Lagos.Phone:+234_70-30307928Dear My Good Friend, ,I am Mr Goodvine Collins, the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of African Development BankPlc{ADB} Lagos,Nigeria, West Africa, and also a special account officer of Mr. Peter Lund,an European.He was a seasoned Engineer with shell petroleum Company,Nigeria, who unfortunately died in a plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin on 25th December, 2003. You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website: 1.www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3555201,00.html 2.www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Lund has a fixed deposit account with the bank and no other person know about this account or have any information relating to this account. The account has Dr,Mrs Helen Lund as the next-of-kin,but unfortunetely,Mrs Lund died out of portracted cancer a week before Mr lund died in plane crash,no other person knows about this fund,excerpt me, and my investigation reveal that his daugther died along with him in the crash. Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I'm contacting you to assist in remittance of a dormant fund as the next of kin left behind by Mr. Lund so as not to allow the bank confiscate or declare the funds unserviceable according to Nigeria Republic financial law on unclaimed bills which the government usually map out for the purchase of ammunitions which are the major course of connflicts in the west of Africa. Consequently, I'm seeking your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased so that the outstanding fixed deposit (US$12.1M) will be remitted into any designated account of yours to be shared by both of us in the ratio of 60% to me and 40% for you. I have all necessary legal documents to back up this claim. All that is required of you is absolute honesty, total commitment, co-operation & absolute confidentiality.Be rest-assured that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect both parties from breach of the law and it is 100% risk free and attracts no authorities and every information you will require as the next of kin will be forwarded to you after your final acceptance to help me champion this deal. If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me: a. Full Name(s)b. Direct phone & fax number(s)c. Your direct email & any other information you maydeem helpful. Thank you for your co-operation until I read from you. Mr Goodvine Collins
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