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GOOD BUSINESS ?
FROM THE DESK OF MR EMMA
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
ATTENTION:
DEAR,
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MR.EMMA, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THEFOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE UNION BANK OF NIGERA PLC. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
$10,000.000.00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT
THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS
ENTIRE FAMILY WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN A PLANE CRASH THAT
HAPPENED ON 23RD OF OCTOBER 2005 117 PEOPLE DIE IN THIS PLANE CRASH,
THEY BOARDED BELVIEW AIRLINE GOING TO LAGOS TO ABUJA.
SINCE THE DEATH
OF THIS FAMILY, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THERE NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER
AND PUT CLAIMS FOR THERE MONEY AS THEIR HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE
THE FUND FROM THERE ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE
NEXTOF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS
EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND
OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU
AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND
SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED THEY MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR
BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.WE HAE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS
STATEDTHUS: 25% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,65% FOR US THE OFFICAIALS IN
MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENSES INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE OUR SHARE.
TO COMMENCE
THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
BY A RETURN E- MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER,
FAX NUMBER, FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
COORDINATES, TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE
OF ITS NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.PLS
YOU CAN CONTACT ME IN THIS BOX(mike20000@fastermail.com)
MR. EMMA