Hi, These things are generally recognized as hoaxes and should be treated as such. I have forwarded this one to the local FBI office. Horace At 12:45 PM 10/8/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Attn: President/CEO > >Dear Sir, > >First, l must solicit your confidence in this >transaction, this is by virtue if its nature as being >utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though l know >that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one >apprehensive and worried, but l am assuring you that >all will be well at the end of the day. We have >decided to contact you due to the urgency of this >transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your >discreteness and ability in transactions of this >nature. > >Let me start by first introducing myself properly to >you. I am GARBA YAKASAI, an accountant with the Union >Bank Plc. Lagos. I came to know of you in my private >search for a reliable and reputable person to handle >this confidential transaction, which involves the >transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account >requiring maximum confidence. > >THE PROPOSITION >A foreigner, Late Engineer Jacques Monroe, an Oil >Merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of >Nigeria, until his death in a ghastly air crash, >banked with us here at Union Bank Plc, Lagos, and had >a closing balance as at the end of March, 2000 worth >USD$23.5Million (Twenty Three Million, Five Hundred >Thousand United States Dollars) which the bank now >expects a next-of-kin to claim as beneficiary. >Valuable efforts are being made by the Union Bank Plc >to get in touch with any of the Monroe=92s family or >relatives but there has been no success. > >It is because of the perceived possibility of not >being able to locate any of late Engr. Jacques Monroe >next-of-kin (he had no wife nor children that is known >to us). The management under the influence of our >Chairman and member of the board of directors, retired >Major General Umar shelling, that an arrangement has >been made for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" >and subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms >and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in >Africa and the world in general. > >In order to avert this negative development, some of >my trusted colleagues and l now seek your permission >to have you stand as a next-of-kin to the late Engr. >Jacques Monroe so that the fund USD$23.5Million would >be released and paid into your account as the >beneficiary next-of-kin. All documents and proves to >enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. >We have secured from the probate an order of mandamus >to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more >so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free >involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be >for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes >in your country. > >We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus, >after it has been transferred into your account. > >1. 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the >beneficiary of the fund. > >2. 10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both >parties for any incidental expenses that may be >incurred in the course of the transfer. > >3. 60% to us the originators of the transaction. If >this proposal is accepted by you. Do not take undue >advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you and >your company, then kindly get to me immediately via >Tel/Fax: +01-5016948361 furnishing me with your most >confidential telephone, fax number and exclusive bank >/account. Particulars so that l can use this >information to apply for the release and subsequent >transfer of the funds in your favour. > >Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation. > >Yours faithfully, > >GARBA YAKASAI > >Accountant (UNION BANK PLC) > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
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