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From: John Duke <john-duke0012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <john_duke0012@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:29:56 +0000
Subject: Please read and get back to me.
Dear Friend,Greetings!This letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature.There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you. For I know that you are the only one my instinct focuses on to handle this project effectively without making us regret.Having obtained your contact from the Internet and coupled with my deep interest to invest in your country,I decided to contact and solicit your mutual assistance at all cost.I am Mr.John Duke ,an Accountant with BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU BURKINA(BCB),-Burkina-Faso, in West Africa.In due respect and regard, i have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be profitable and as well, beneficial to the both of us and our families also.STATUS & NATURE OF TRANSACTION: During our auditing we discovered the sum of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars (USD12.5M) floating in an account opened in this Bank since 1997 and has been dormant since September, 2001. It has been discovered that the owner of the account died without a [HEIR] on a tragic Plane Crash, on the 11th day of September, 2001 together with his wife, two of their children, hence the money is floating. After due verification i noticed that no other person knows about this account except his Wife who was also involved in the disaster, the account has no other beneficiary.Until his death he was the Chief executive officer and owner of GOLD ARK LIMITED COMPANY BURKINA FASO. A gold exploration company.Since our Bank, got information about his death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come forward and claim his money this is in accordance with our Banking policy.It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to make this business proposal to you, to further release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased for safety to avoid this money from going into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.I do not want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill , thereby going into the government coffers where it will not be of any benefit to the poor masses. Consequently, i have decided to avert this ugly trend and use this money to help myself and the needy. Henceforth, I solicit for your assistance in concluding this mission so that we can better ourselves with it and equally help the less privileged.Although personally, i kept this information secret and confidential within myself to enable the whole plans and ideas become profitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount involved is US$12.5m (Twelve million Five hundred thousand United States dollars).Today, I am making you a non-binding, unrestricted offer, to bring us close into mutual understanding and cooperation now, and in the near future.Trust is definitely the most noble trait in the world, and I urge you to trust my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of faith, who, in the name of love for her equals is willing to accomplish the task of doing business with a trusted and transparent person.It is up to you to decide whether this letter deserves your trust and confidentiality. All necessary documentations and papers,to perfect this deal and have these funds transfered overseas,will be carefully worked out once we commence.I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk- free, as regards to my arrangement towards execution and on smooth conclusion, the money will be shared in this ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you and five percent for any arising contingencies during the course of this transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law as I will use my position to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.It will take only 7-14 working days to conclude this transaction.Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.Please, be informed that this transaction is to be kept "top secret" as i am still in active service and intend to resign honourably from the services of the bank, at the final execution of the deal.I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank,until you confirm the money in your account.As soon as this money is remitted into your account, i will come to your country overseas for sharing of funds according to percentages previously indicated and for further investments, either in your country or any other country of choice.All other necessary information will be sent to you,as soon as i hear from you.Kindly get back to me at the receipt of this mail and on time too, if you are interested and ready to help conclude this transaction.I am expecting your urgent response, as soon as you receive my message.If this interests you, please reply me immediately. Yours faithfully,John Duke.
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