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From: richardson collins <richardsoncollins003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <richardsoncollins_21@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:43:06 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
ATTORNEY & SOLICITORS,COLLINS RICHARDSON CHAMBERS,SUITE 6, 3rd FLOOR,118 LORD LUGGARD STREET,LAGOS ISLAND.P.O.Box 75519,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS,NIGERIA,CONTACT NUMBER: +234-802-8294016.PRIVATE E. ADDRESS: richardsoncollins_21@yahoo.it
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
BEFORE GOING INTO DETAILS, LET ME FIRST OF ALL, APOLOGIZE FOR THISUNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY ANUNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP, BUT YOU WILL REALIZE THEREASON FOR MY ACTION AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS EMAIL. I AM BARRISTERCOLLINS RICHARDSON A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO A LATEWHITE FOREIGNER FROM YOUR COUNTRY.IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THATTHE AFOREMENTIONED CLIENT DIED INTERSTATE AND NOMINATED NO NEXT OF KINTO THE TITLE OVER INVESTMENTS MADE. WE CAME TO KNOW OF YOU VIA THELONDON GLOBAL DATABASE CENTER {L.G.D.C.}.HENCE I AM KEEN INTERESTED INCONTACTING YOU,AS I FEEL YOU ARE RELIABLE PERSON/GOD FEARING AND MATUREDMIND THAT HAS ALL IT TAKES TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT AND IN ALL I WAS ELATEDWHEN I SAW YOUR ADDRESS,HENCE IMMEDIATELY PICKED A KEEN INTEREST WITHCONFIDENCE TO SOLICITOR YOUR HELP IN EXECUTING THIS OPPORTUNITY, WHICHI WAS MOVED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON THE PRESENT SITUATION OF THISOPPORTUNITY,WHICH I MAY SAY,IS A GOD GIVEN OFFER.THERE WAS A FOREIGNER WHO LIVED HERE IN NIGERIA,SOME YEARS AGO;UNTILHIS DEATH I WAS HIS PERSONAL ATTORNEY,UNFORTUNATELY THE MAN DIED WITH HISWIFE AND THEIR TWO KIDS IN A BOMB BLAST THAT CLAIM THE LIVES OF MORETHEN 6000 LIVES.
YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS FACT FROM THE WEBSITE WHICH WAS AIRED BY THE BBCWORLD NEWS:THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES COULD BE REFERENCED:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
OWING TO HIS DEATH, HIS BANK CALLED ON ME FOR A BOARD MEETING ASREGARDS HIS ACCOUNT BALANCE WITH THE BANK,BEING HIS ATTORNEY TILL THE TIME OFHIS DEATH, I WAS TOLD TO COME UP WITH ANY OF HIS RELATIVES TO MAKECLAIM OF THE MONEY, I TRIED ALL I COULD TO TRACE HIS FAMILY, BUT ALL MYEFFORTS PROVED ABORTIVE. SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR, TILL DATE,THE BANK HASBEEN ASKING ME TO LOOK FOR HIS FAMILY BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THAT A LOTOF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING AND APPLYING TO CLAIM THE MONEY AS HIS NEXTOF KIN,BUT AFTER MUCH VERIFICATION AND INVESTIGATIONS, IT IS FOUND OUTTHAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY HIS NEXT OF KIN, BECAUSE THEY CANNOTPROVIDE ANY LEGAL EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE HIS RELATIVE.HENCE,ATTHIS JUNCTURE, I DECIDED TO USE YOU AS HIS NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THEMONEY AS IT HAPPENS THAT NONE OF HIS RELATIVES WILL EVER APPEAR TO CLAIMTHE FUNDS, BESIDES I HAVE ALL HIS DOCUMENTED MEMO IN MY POSSESSION THATWILL LEGALLY STAND YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AND WHICH WILL AT THE SAMETIME BACK YOU UP BEFORE THE BANK AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.I WILL OBTAIN GENUINELEGAL EVIDENCE THAT I WILL MAKE OUT IN OUR NAME TO SATISFY THAT YOUARE THE RIGHTFUL NEXT OF KIN IN/BENEFICIARY TO THE DECEASED. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS ($10.5MILLION US DOLLARS) TEN MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE PAYED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.ITWILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT A GREED MAN, HENCE WE WILLSHARE 40 / 50% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER TAXES AND FEES THAT WILL BE INCURREDDURING THE APPROVAL PROCESS WHICH 10% MADE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR THAT TOFACILITATE THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL LIKE YOU TO INVEST MY OWN PART OFTHE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY BASED ON YOUR ADVICE,AND REGARDS TO THAT, IWILL LIKE YOU TO FURNISH ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, WHICH WILLBE USE TO SECURE THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF,
1). FULL NAMES2). COMPLETE CONTACT ADDRESS3). CONTACT PHONE NUMBER4). FAX NUMBER (OPTIONAL)5). OCCUPATION6). AGE7). SEX
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION, I WILL FOR FORWARD A LETTER OFINTRODUCTION TO THE BANK, LETTING THEM UNDERSTAND THAT I HAD FINALLYFIND THE TRUE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT TO THE CONCERNED BANK AS HISNEXT OF KIN. BE REST ASSURED THAT,THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED AS I HAVEPERFECTED AND MADE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO BACK YOU UP IN CLAIMINGTHE FUNDS. I WILL WANT YOU TO REGARD THIS DEAL AS BEING HIGHLY CONFIDENTIALBECAUSE THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION DEMANDS A HIGH LEVEL OF SECRECY,AS THE BANKDOES NOT KNOW THAT I AM INVOLVED IN THE DEAL. IF INTERESTED IN THETRANSACTION AND TO ENABLE ME FEED YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION S,THEN DO ALLYOU CAN TO FURNISH ME WITH ALL THE NEEDED INFORMATION.
THANKS FOR YOURANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.
REGARDS,BARRISTER COLLINS RICHARDSON [ESQ].
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