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Owena Bank ltd.

(mail 2157) received
tombelloprivate3@yahoo.fr, tombelloprivate4@yahoo.fr


  1. from: "tom bello" <tombelloprivate4@yahoo.fr>
  2. sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:41 PM
  3. subject: Owena Bank ltd.

> Dear Friend,
>
> I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena bank ltd,Lagos
> Branch.I got your contact from the world trade center (WTC) Regional
> office in lagos,Nigeria.Although the details of my intention was not
> made known to them.Actually,I listed your name among four other names
> & prayed over them & decided to contact you directly.I have a very
> urgent & confidential bussiness proposition for you & for our overall
> mutual interest. On june 6 1997,an American oil consultant/contractor
> with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a
> numbered time(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at
> USD$5,000,000.00( Five million dollars) in my branch.Upon
> maturity,i sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got
> no reply.After a monthwe sent a reminder,& finally we discovered from
> his contract employers NNPC,that Mr.Barry died in an automobile
> accident.On further investigation,i found out that he did not leave a
> WILL & all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.I therefore
> made further investigation & discovered that Mr.Barry did not declare
> any next of kin in all his official documents,including his bank
> deposit paperwork.
>
> This sum USD$5,000,000.00 is still floating in the
> bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
> the end of each year.No one will come forward to claim it.According to
> Nigerian Laws, At the expiration of 7 years,the money will revert to
> the ownership of the Nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the
> funds. Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner
> to stand in as a next of kin of Mr Barry Kelly.This is simple 1)I will
> like you to provide me immediately with your full names & address so
> that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents & fidavits,which
> will put you as next of kin. 2)We shall employ the services of two
> attorneys for drafting & notarization of the WILL and obtain the
> necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour
> for the transfer. The money will be paid into your account for us to
> share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.There is no risk at
> all as the attorney and my position will do the paperwork for this
> transaction as the branch manager guarantees the successful execution
> of this transaction.If you are interested,please reply immediately via
> this private email address. Upon your response,I shall then provide you
> with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand.
> PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this
> would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your
> assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent
> reply via this email above,please save me the anxiety of endless
> waiting.
>
> God bless you.
>
> Mr.Tom Bello
> Owena Bank ltd.
> Lagos.
> Please
> reply to this my private email account; ( tombelloprivate3@yahoo.fr )