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Reply-To: <ben-smith@stu.xawl.edu.cn>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:25:09 -0800
Subject: (no subject)

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is understandable that you might be apprehensive because you do not
know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to
share with you. Permit me to introduce myself, I am Mr.Ben Smith,
Foreign Operations Manager of the Bank of China (Hong kong), Eastern
Commercial Centre, Wan Chai Branch. Only recently I discovered that an
account belonging to Riad Zannoun, who was with the Iraqi forces and
also a businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar months,
with a value of Seventeen Million Three Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars (US$17,300,000.00) only into an account with my branch,Upon
maturity several notice was sent to him, but there was no response.

Again, december last year, another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later find out that Riad Zannoun and his
family had been killed during the war in gun fire at southeast of Mosul
where his personal oil well was.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/individuals/page23

After further enquiries, it was discovered that Riad Zannoun did not
declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the paper work
of his bank deposit. The last time he came to my office, he confided in
me that no one knew of this deposit in my bank. What bothers me most is
that according to the laws of my country, at the expiration of six{6}
years,the funds will be revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong
Government, if nobody applies to claim it. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like to front you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Riad Zannoun, so that you will be able to
receive his funds.

MODALITIES:

I want you to know that all modalities for the successful of this
transfer to you have been mapped out and success is 100% sure. I have an
attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up
as the next of kin to Riad Zannoun, all that is required from you is to
provide me with your Full Names and Address, so that the attorney can
commence his job.

After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will file for
claims on your behalf and also secure the necessary approval and letter
of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds to an account
that will be provided by you. We are going to adopt a legalized method
because the attorney will prepare all necessary documents in your
favour.

There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking. There is no risk involved at all in our planned modalities,
I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have her is your refusing
to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of
this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has
planted you into the center of relevance in my life.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you. I send
you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences,
but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold..
Please observe this instructions religiously.

Should you be interested please send me your:

1,Full names and address.

2,Telephone and fax numbers.

And finally after that I shall furnish you with more information about
this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Ben Smith
Email: ben-smith@stu.xawl.edu.cn