PRIVATE MAIL

DR.THOMAS OKON
GULF BANK LTD,
LAGOS NIGERIA
TEL: 234-802-354-6330
Email: [email protected]

Dear Sir,

     I am DR.THOMAS OKON.The Manager Gulf Bank, Lagos, Nigeria. I have 
urgent and-very confidential business proposition for you. On April 6, 1996, 
a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum 
Corporation, Mr.james smith made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for some 
months, valued at S$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars 
only) 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. james smith on 1 February 1997 died in a 
plane crash on air senegal on aircraft Name Hawker Siddeley HS-748. This 
crash happened in Tambacoumba, Senegal, Africa and the registration number 
of the aircraft is 6AV-AEO, and since his untimely death the funds has been 
dormant in his account with my Bank without any claim of the fund 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. james smith did not declare any kin or 
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit 
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$10,500,000.00 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 8 
(eight) 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 a Foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the 
late mr.james smith as to cla im the money I deposited with the security 
company in two trunk boxes though the security company does not know the 
real contents of t he boxes as I tagged them to be photographic materials 
for export.am writing you because as a public servant, we can not operate a 
foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m.I want to present 
you as the owner of the boxes in the security company so you can be able to 
claim them with the help of my attorney.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 boxes. The money 
will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 25% for you 
and 5% will take care of all expenses incure on both side.There is no risk a 
t all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney 
and this will guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. if you 
are interested, pleas e reply immediately via my email address/phone upon 
your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant 
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe with 
utmost confidentiality, and be 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.  Hoping to hear from you.

REGARDS.
DR.THOMAS OKON.