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From: DOUGLAS AKAN <[email protected]>
Reply: DOUGLAS AKAN <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 05:21:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CAN I PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE VAULT OF MY LATE CLIENT.
Dear Friend,
I am Douglas Akan(Esq., solicitor and personal lawyer to late Mrs. Sharon, a client of mine, who has a servicing firm affiliated with the National Port Authority here in Accra, Ghana.
She was awarded a contract worth (US$48,850,000.00). Immediately this contract was signed, an initial amount of (US$18.000,000.00) was paid to her as mobilization fee to kick off the contract. She duly completed this contract pending when her remaining balance of (US$30,850,000.00) will be paid to her.
On the 17th June 2014, my client, her husband and their two kids were involved in a ghastly boat capsize at Labadi Beach. Unfortunately, all the occupants in the boat lost their lives. Not too long after her untimely death, her outstanding balance of US$30,850,000.00 was approved and deposited in a Bank here.
Right now the funds are still floating unclaimed in the suspense account of the offshore correspondence payment center here. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client, so that we can be paid the remaining balance of her contract funds left in the Bank, hence I contacted you.
I am offering you this opportunity by contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or un-serviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. The National Port Authority issued me a notice as the Attorney to the deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated in a shot period of time since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years plus that I have been searching.
I seek your concept to present you as the Next of Kin or family member to the deceased since you are at an advantage, since you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this remaining balance of her contract funds valued at US $30,850,000.00) can be paid to you. We shall both share the funds, we will agree on the sharing ratio as we proceed, As certain amount will be for any in cured expenses and for donation to charitable organizations.
I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this project through, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law after the transfer is done, and then you and l can share the fund.
Best Regards.Douglas Akan (Esq.