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From: Dr.Steven Nafo <info@ecobk.org>
Reply-To: dr.steven_nafo@yahoo.com
Date: 27 Jul 2008 15:27:18 +0200
Subject: YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE NEEDED
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Good Day,
Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via,
personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist
me in this pending transaction. It became necessary for me to seek your
assistance as I Want you to Assist in investing my share of the money in
your Country.
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Dr.steven_nafo the chief corporate
officer auditing department Eco bank intl ltd.Accra Ghana. I have a
Obscured business suggestion for you.
I am writting to seek your coperation over this transaction,after the
annual auditing of the year 2006,I discovered an abandoned sum of
($26,000,000 USD(Twenty six million United State dollars) in an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire
family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,East Africa,the Late DR.
GEORGE BRUMLEY,a citizen of Atlanta,United States of America.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money because it cannot be
released unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately,all his
supposed next of kin or relation died along with him in the plane crash
leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It's therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this
business proposal to you to make sure his balance of fund will be released
to you via your foreign bank account as the next of kin or relation to the
deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming
for it and this money could go into the Federal treasury as "unclaimed Bill".
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money
remained unclamed after four years, the money will be transfered into the
federal treasury as unclaimed fund.I think it will be better for us to put a
major part of this funds into helping people suffering from
aids,orphans,displaced persons,etc and keep some percentage,instead of
letting some dubious leaders put this funds in their personal pockets.
The request for your assistance and maximum co-operation as a foreign
citizen to stand as the next of kin in this business is occasioned by the
fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner and a Ghananian cannot
stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
Due to my position in the bank you will play a vital role in the pulling out
the funds since i cannot come out openly and as a foreigner you will be in
a more favourable position to claim these funds.
I agree to offer you 30% of this money as my foreign partner as soon as
we conclude the transfer into your account. 10% will be set aside for
expences incurred during the transfer and 30% would be for me,while we
use the remaining 30% to assist the needy.
You are to send to me the following informations,if you are willing to
work with me;
NAME:
ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is strictly
confidential and i will use my position in this Bank to effect a hitch free
transfer of this fund into any of your private account.
Please, visit the website below for more informations about the Plane
Crash and the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family,
Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY.
SITE.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.steven_nafo
so get back to me on my
Private Email:dr.steven_nafo@yahoo.com.
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