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From: Peter Rawlins <peterrawlins2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:02:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your Honesty Required!!!!!
FROM DESK OF PETER RAWLINS
AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS DEPT
OF AFRICAN ZENITH BANK
TAIFA ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA .
DEAR FRIEND,
PLEASE, ATTENTION AND UNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH THIS EMAIL, I AM MR, PETER RAWLINS THE AUDITOR GENERAL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION MANAGER IN AFRICAN ZENITH BANK(ADB) TAIFA ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA, IN MY DEPARTMENT DURING THE AUDITING OF THE YEAR 2006, I DISCOVERED AN ABOUNDED SUM OF $10.6 MILLION DOLLARS THAT BELONGS TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER MR. RON MORRIS, A LEBANON PROMINENT MAN WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH A BEIRUT-BOUND CHARTER JET CRASHED ON TAKING OFF FROM A COASTAL AIRPORT IN THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY OF BENIN, ON 25TH DECEMBER 2003.YOU MAY READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS C.N.N NEWS INTERNET WEBSITE BELOW,
(http://www.cnn.com/2003/world/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html)
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, I HAVE MADE AN INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION CONCERNING HIM AND I FIND OUT THAT HE DIE ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY AND HIS WIFE IS THE NEXT OF KIN. IT IS UPON THE DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SINCE THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE STATISTICS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND IS NEEDED A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN HENCE MR RON MORRIS IS FOREIGNER. THEREFORE, I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY LATE MR. RON MORRIS $10.6 MILLION DOLLARS, (TEN, MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) OUT FROM AFRICAN ZENITH BANK TAIFA ACCRA GHANA TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT,
I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 60% WOULD BE FOR ME . I AND MY FAMILY WILL LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN INVESTMENT WITH MY SHARE AS SOON AS THE FUND TRANSFERS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE I WANT YOU STRICTLY KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. IS REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
NOTE ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TOWARD THIS TRANSACTION, I WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOU’RE SELF BY SENDING BELOW INFORMATION
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER
3. YOUR AGE:
4. YOU’RE SEX:
5. YOU’RE OCCUPATIONS:
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:
PLEASE IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, OR IF YOU HAVE ENY QUESTION, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL-ADDRESS: peter_rawlins10@myway.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR PETER RAWLINS.
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