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From: Barrister Smith Greenwood <barrister_smith1957@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:35:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
MRS WENDY JONNES WAS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER IN AFRICA, LONDON AND GERMANY.SHE OWN AN OIL COMPANY IN AFRICA NIGERIA. WHERE SHE ALSO OWN SOME PRIVATE FIRMS. SHE HAS ALOT OF SHARE IN DIFFERENT BANKS AND COMPANY'S.BEFORE HER DEATH SHE WAS MARRIED TO LATE MR ANDERSON WHO DIED 30 YEARS AGO IN A PLANE CRASH
SINCE AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND , SHE BEGIN A SINGLE AND CHILDLESS, SHE DIED AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS OLD, THOUGH I HAVE BEEN HER PERSONAL LAWYER SINCE I KNOW HER IN THE YEAR 1970.I AM 60 YEARS OLD.MY FULL NAME IS BARRISTER SMITH GREENWOOD. I WORK FOR HARALD KATTHOFER LAW CHAMBER.THE NATURE OF THIS TRANSACTION IS THIS. WHILE SHE WAS A LIFE SHE HAS HELP ALOT OF ORPHANAGE AND MANY CHARITY ORGANIZATION EVEN HER PARENTS, SHE GAVE HER PARENT ALOT OF ASSETS OF WHICH HER PARENTS NEVER HELP ANY ORGANIZATION BEFORE THEIR DEATH. LAST YEAR WHEN SHE WAS A BIT ILL SHE CALLED AND SIT ME DOWN THAT SHE KNOWS SHE MIGHT DIE ANY TIME AND SHE NEED A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KINS TO HER.
I KNOW SHE DIDN'T WANTED TO GIVE ME HER WILL MAY BE BECAUSE I WAS A MUSLIM WHILE SHE WAS A CHRISTAIN. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF BAPTIST CHURCH IN LONDON. SHE WAS HOLDING A POST IN THE CHURCH AS DEACONS IN THE CHURCH.I LIKE HER SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE WAS GENEROUS AND FRIENDLY TO EVERYONE. WE BURIED HER THIS MORNING. SO THAT IS ENOUGH OF HER FOR NOW.
SINCE SHE SEND YOU AN EMAIL TO STAND FOR HER AS A NEXT OF KINS, YOU ARE TO STAND AS A SON OR A DAUGHTER TO HER DEPENDS ON YOUR SEX BECAUSE I DONT KNOW IF YOU ARE A MALE OR FEMALE,WITHOUT YOU STANDING FOR HER AS A NEXT OF KINS NO TRANSACTION CAN BE TAKEN PLACE.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE HONEST AND OPEN MINDED WITH ME, BECAUSE I AM AN OLD MAN WITH FAMILY. I HATE LAIRS.MRS WENDY JONNES OWN A PRIVATE BUSINESS HERE IN LONDON OF WHICH I CANNOT SEND YOU ANY OF HER BUSINESS DOCUMENT NOW.BUT MOST OF HER BUSINESS ARE IN AFRICA NIGERIA. SHE SO MUCH LIKE THAT COUNTRY SO MUCH BECAUSE THERE IS REALLY MONEY IN THAT COUNTRY. HER COMPANY'S EARN UP TO $2MILLIONS PER MONTH.I AM TRUSTING YOU THAT YOU CAN MAKE USE OF THE FUNDS WISELY, I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE SUCH A WOUNDERFUL OPPORTUNITY LIKE YOU TODAY. ONCE YOU FILL OUT THE FORM, WE ARE GOING TO SEND YOU PAYMENT DETAILS FOR YOU TO SEND THE SUM OF $100 VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.
I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO SEND YOU ANY EMAIL BECAUSE YOU ARE TO PAY THE SUM OF 100 FOR CONSULTATION BECAUSE AM SUPPOSED TO LISTEN AND ATTEND TO YOU. BUT I AM A CHRISTAIN . I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ANY MONEY THAT YOU WILL BE SPEND WILL BE ADDED TO THE MONEY SHE OWN IN DIFFERENT BANKS AND SECURITY COMPANY. ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH ALL THIS TRANSACTION YOU WILL BE REQUIRE TO COME OVER TO UK AND AFRICA, YOU ARE TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT ALL HER COMPANYS TO BE SOLD. BUT THIS ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO DISCUSS ON THE PHONE AND ALSO IN PERSON.
IN ORDER FOR US TO PROCEED WITH THIS TRANSACTION YOU ARE TO FILL OUT THE FORM AND MAKE THE PAYMENT. TO ENABLE US WORK THINGS OUT SMOOTHLY I WOULDN'T BE SPENDING ALOT OF TIME HERE IN AFRICA BECAUSE I HAVE ALOT OF WORK TO DO SINCE SHE IS DIED NOW. AND ALSO YOU NEED TO ACT FAST UPON CLEARING ALL THE MONEY SHE OWN IN THE SECURITY COMPANY'S AND BANK.I AM RUSHING DOWN FOR A MEETING NOW SO PLEASE KINDLY FILL OUT THE FORM AND GET BACK TO ME WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS SO I CAN SUBMIT IT AT OUR HEAD OFFICE.
NB. WHEN DIALING MY NUMBER ADD + OR 009
EXAMPLE....+2348024192461 OR 0092348024192461 OR CALL THE OPERATOR TO ASSIST YOU SO THAT WE CAN TAIK ON THE PHONE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT THE FORM AND I WILL SEND YOU THE PAYMENT DETAILS SO WE CAN HAVE THIS TRANSACTION GOING ON. WITH TIME I WILL BE TELLING YOU MORE ABOUT THIS.I BELIEVE WITH THIS BLESSING THAT GOD HAS USE TO BLESS YOU THAT YOU WILL HELP THE NATIONS. MRS WENDY JONNES IS A BLOODY MILLIONAIRE IN LONDON AND SHE IS WELL KNOW IN AFRICA AND LONDON.SO PLEASE TRY AND SEND ME THE DETAILS SO WE CAN START THIS TRANSACTION AND TRY AND CALL ME ON THE PHONE ONCE YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL
REGARDS
BARRISTER SMITH GREENWOOD
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