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From Barrister John Williams, Law-Chamber Principal Attorney John .Williams Chambers 23,Housing Estate Ikoyi. Lagos. Email = br_johnwilliams115@yahoo.com (PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE) Dear Friend, Please kindly accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail to you.I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I source your profile from a human resource profile database on your country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with this event. Well,I am Barrister John Williams the personal Attorney to Late:Engr.Patrick,who used to work with Global International Oil company in Nigeria Before his death which took place On Saturday, 4 May, 2002 my client,his wife and their only child were involved in the France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a holiday cruise.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm they all lost their lives in the event of the air crush. Before his death My client {Engr.Patrick} deposited the sum of ($12.5M) in a commercial bank here in for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he resumes his leave, come Saturday, 4 May, 2002,before his untimely death in a plane crash. Since, his death I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my late client extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family, and hence,I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these Money was Deposited. Particularly, the (Bank) where the deceased Deposited (US$12.500,000) Twelve Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. The bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin within the next ten official working days. Since, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this deposit (Money) valued at US$12.500,000 (Twelve Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars) can be claimed by you and then you and me can share the money, and the ratio would be 50% to me and 40% to you while 10% would be for expenses and I want you to know that I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claims. If you are willing to transact this business with me, kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this mail, with the following: 1) Your private contact Telephone number: 2) Your Fax number if any: 3) Your Age: 4) Your Full Name: 5) Your contact Address: 6) Your occupation: Waiting to hear from you and God bless. Best Regards, Barrister John Williams(ESQ). br_johnwilliams115@yahoo.com