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From: "Barr. Richard Duncan" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 00:35:23 -0800
Subject: CAN WE DO THIS TOGETHER?
*Dear Friend,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise. This is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Richard Duncan,the personal Attorney to the late Engr. Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2001, my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Shagamu/Lagos Express Road.Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the Accident, Since then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail,hence i contacted you.I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client. I have thought of it professionally and know that i can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared on-serviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for several years now.
I seek your consent to present your details as the next of kin to my deceased client, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.I will procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me via my email ([email protected]
<[email protected]> ) to enable us discuss further.
1,Your Name and Address 2,Your Phone/Fax Number 3,Your next of kin.
Yours Faithfully,Barrister
Richard Duncan (Esq).*