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From: "Mr kevin" <barr_k_edward05@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:33:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CLARIFICATION/CALL ME ASAP.
DEAR MADRAS HOUSE,
GOOD EVENING FROM TOGO AND MANY THANKS FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO MY MAIL,I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.WE ARE GOING TO WORK LIKE ONE FAMILY,YOU ARE GOING TO BE MY MENTOR AND PARTNER WHO WILL HELP ME EXECUTE THIS PROJECT AND FURTHER HELP IN FUTURE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AS I WILL BE JOINING YOU IMMEDIATELY THIS FUND IS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.
BEFORE I GO AHEAD WITH THIS MAIL,I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE TRULY RELATED TO THIS DECEASED MAN OR NOT,WHAT MATTERS MOST WHICH IS ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT IS YOUR ABILITY AS THE APPLYING NEXT OF KIN TO HAVE VIABLE AND CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED MAN AND THAT OF HIS DEPOSIT AT THE BANK,AND YOUR HAVING THE SAME LAST NAME WITH HIM.I CAN ALSO ASSURE YOU HERE THAT I HAVE ALL THAT WOULD QUALIFY YOU AND THEY SHALL BE PROVIDED TO YOU ON THE BANK'S DEMAND FOR THEM.
LET ME FIRST GIVE YOU A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT MYSELF.AS I INFORMED IN MY FIRST MAIL,I AM BARR KEVIN EDWARD FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ALSO FROM WEST AFRICA.I AM A CHRISTIAN,I AM MARRIED WITH FOUR
CHILDREN(ALL BOYS)YOU WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT ME AS WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS TRANSACTION.I RUN A LAW FIRM HERE IN REPUBLIC OF TOGO.THIS COUNTRY IS ONE OF THE FRENCH SPEAKING WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHICH SHARES BORDERS WITH MY HOME COUNTRY GHANA,BURKINA FASO AND BENIN REPUBLIC,ALL THESE MENTIONED COUNTRIES ARE AMONG THE MANY COUNTRIES THAT MADE UP WEST AFRICA,YOU CAN FIND THIS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD MAP.
THIS TRANSACTION IS ALL ABOUT MY DECEASED CLIENT WHO DIED IN 2001 IN AN AUTO CRASH WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY(HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY CHILD).SINCE THEN LIKE I SAID IN MY FIRST MAIL,I HAVE MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE ANY OF THIS MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES.IT WAS AFTER THIS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT THAT I NOW CONCLUDED WITHING MY SELF TO TRACK ANY PERSON THAT BEARS THE SAME NAME WITH HIM ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS MY REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU.
I SHALL HAVE THIS TRANSACTION DONE WITH YOU PROVIDED YOU WILL DELIVER AT THE END,I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL HELP ME NOW BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL NOW THAT I CANNOT LOCATE ANY OF THIS MY CLIENT'S RELATION WHO CAN MAKE CLAIMS OF THIS HIS FUND.I HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN MY SEARCH BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANY BODY THAT WILL ACCEPT HELPING ME AND AFTER THE MONEY GETS TO HIS OR HER HAND,THE PERSON SITS ON THE MONEY,I PRAYED TO GET THAT PERSON WHO HAVE HUMAN FEELING,WHO WILL AS WELL LEAD ME THROUGH ON A JOINT INVESTMENT WITH SUCH IN HIS OR HER COUNTRY,I HAVE THE BELIEVED HOPE THAT YOU WILL DELIVER,WILL YOU?
YOU WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO MY DECEASED CLIENT,ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DECEASED MAN WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU,I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THE BANK WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU TO SUBMIT TO THEM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY DECEASED CLIENT WHICH WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU WHEN THE TIME COMES.NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS A HITCH FREE ONE AND YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AT ALL.IT WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS TO FINALISE THIS TRANSACTION UPON YOUR SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS TO THE BANK AS NEXT OF KIN TO MY DECEASED CLIENT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,THIS IS A DEAL AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION LIKE I SAID IN MY FIRST MAIL.I AM AWARE OF THE HAPPENINGS AROUND THE GLOBE CONCERNING MONEY LAUNDERING,DRUG AND OTHER FINANCIAL CRIMES BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU MATUREDLY OF A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION PROVIDED CONFIDENTIALITY IS PUT IN PLACE SINCE I AM SILL HERE AND IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN CONFIRM TO THE BANK THAT YOU ARE THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THEIR DECEASED CLIENT.THIS SHOULD REMAIN A SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND I UNTIL THE FUND IS REALISED IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,EVERY THING ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION HAS TO TAKE IT'S LEGAL AND BANKING PROCEDURES.
I WILL BE HERE AND WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR FINAL ACCEPTANCE TO THIS EXPLANATION,I WILL SEND ALL NEEDED INFORMATION AND THE TEXT OF APPLICATION YOU WILL TENDER TO THE BANK WITH ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED AND HIS ACCOUNT DETAILS.THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSACTION.
IT IS ALSO MY WISH TO INTER INTO A JOINT INVESTMENT AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING WITH YOU WHICH WILL BIND US TOGETHER TILL THE END OF THE TRANSACTION,THIS IS TO MAINTAIN PERCENTAGE SHARES AND OTHERS, CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ENTER INTO SUCH BUT IF YOU CAN ASSURE THAT YOU WILL DELIVER AT THE END,THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR THIS AGREEMENT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE TRANSACTION.
I AWAIT YOUR COMMENTS AND URGENT RESPONSE FOR US TO FORGE AHEAD WITHOUT DELAY,YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS MAIL WITH THIS MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER +228-932-01-04 AT ANY TIME BOTH DAY OR NIGHT AS IT IS MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER.I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE COMMENTS AND CALL FOR US TO FORGE AHEAD WITHOUT DELAY.
REGARDS,
BARR KEVIN EDWARD,
+228-32-01-04.
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