NIGERIAN SCAM LETTER FROM

DR. WILLIAMS OSHIOKE

From: "Williams Oshioke" <williamoshioke@fastmail.fm>
Sent: 2002 September 26 1939
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR QUICK RESPONSE


Dear Sir,

I am Dr.Williams Oshioke, District Manager,Zenith Bank, Lagos, Nigeria. I have urgent and very  confidential business proposition for you.

On May 5, 1997, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00, (Twelve Million, Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.  After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$24,000,000.00 has carefully been moved out of my bank to a security company for safe-keeping.

No one will ever come forward to claim  it.According to Nigerian Law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of  the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money. I am writing you because I as a public servant can not operate a foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m.I want to present you as the next of kin to be able to claim the money. All these are to make sure that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as the owner of the money.

The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be in place.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my telephone.The number is 234-803-335-0727. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.(Buying of properties like houses,hotels etc)

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.

Thanks and regards.

Dr.Williams Oshioke

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