Paramount Importance:- About Late Engr. Anthony Douglas

Dear Friend,

Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am
aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach in starting a
relationship, but as time goes you will realize the need for my action. I cannot
imagine the surprise this will bring to you, but please be rest assured is with
good faith and intentions from a friend in dare need of your assistance to
assist me transfer the inheritance sum of US$8.5M (Eight Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) into your account or company’s account, in
which God will bless you for rendering a helping Hand to others.

My name is Barr. Richard Bilton, An Attorney at Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria
(SAN).I am the personal Attorney to Late Engr. Anthony Douglas, A National of
your country, who used to work with Chevron Development Company in Nigeria.
Herein after shall be referred to as my Client. On the 21st of April 2006, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a fatal car Accident
along Sagamum Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several inquires to the Embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family 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 huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank manager where the deceased had an account valued at
about (US$8.5M) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the Next of Kin or Have the Account confiscated within the
next 21 working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over some months now,I then seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this
account valued at (US$8.5M) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars can
be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.

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From: Barrister Richard Bilton (ESQ)
Email: [email protected]

Subject: About Late Engr. Anthony Douglas

Dear Friend,
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the Law. For more details, once I have your
consent and trust then we can proceed immediately. Your anticipated response is
urgently needed. Please do get in touch with me on my private mail box above

Yours Faithfully,

Barr. Richard Bilton (ESQ) LLB (HONS) BL. Richard Bilton & Co.
Principal Partner

another nigerian spam

From: [email protected]
Subject: Invitation to act as Next-of-Kin
Date: 1 October 2000 09:15:28 BDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Reply-To: [email protected]

From the Desk: Barrister. Thomas Cole.
Thomas Cole & partners.
25 Wilson Road
Olodi Apapa
Lagos- Nigeria.
Private / Highly Confidential
Subject Matter: Invitation to act as Next-of-Kin

Good day to you,

I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things unfold, we will know each other better. Iwill start by introducing myself to you. My name is Thomas Cole a solicitor at law. I am writing in respect ofa foreigner who happens to be my client an oil merchant and contractor (Mr. Richard Burson) whoperished in a plane crash of 31st October 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] with other passengers aboard as youcan confirm it yourself through the website below.http://wwwcnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.03/

Since the demise of my client I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all hasproved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$28.5m(Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollar) and all the relevant documents in the bank has no record of any next of kin. On thisnote, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as his next of kin so i have contacted you to assistin repatriating most especially, the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declaredunserviceable by the bank where the huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Union bank Nig Plc where thedeceased had an account valued at about Usd28.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next ofkin, or have the account confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you bear the same last name sothat the proceeds of this account valued at Usd28.5 million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next ofKin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage All legal documents to back up your claimas the deceased Next of Kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will beexecuted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and you shouldendeavor to keep it confidential.

Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this transaction. Reply to this email: [email protected]

Best regards,
Thomas Cole

one born every minute

In amongst my spam mails today I got another of the Lagos Bank Scams. I always wonder how people fall for such gambits.

Standard Trust Bank of Nigeria,
Lagos-Nigeria.

STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am Alhaji Ahmed Dasuki, The manager, Bills and Exchange at
the Foreign Remittance Department of the Standard
Trust Bank of Nigeria Plc. I am writing this letter to
ask for your support and cooperation to carry out this
business opportunity in my department. We discovered
an abandoned sum of $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen million
United States Dollars only) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers who died along with
his entire family of a wife and two children in
November 1997 in a Plane crash.

Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting
his next-of-kin to come over and put claims for his
money as the heir, because we cannot release the fund
from his account unless someone applies for claim as
the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our
banking guidelines. Unfortunately, neither their
family member nor distant relative has ever appeared
to claim the said fund. Upon this discovery, I and
other officials in my department have agreed to make
business with you and release the total amount into
your account as the heir of the fund since no one came
for it or discovered he maintained account with our
bank, otherwise the fund will be returned to the banks
treasury as unclaimed fund.

We have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as
stated thus; 20 % for you as foreign partner, 75 % for
us the officials in my department and 5 % for the
settlement of all local and foreign expenses incurred
by us and you during the course of this business.

Upon the successful completion of this transfer, I and
one of my colleagues will come to your country and
mind our share. It is from our 75% we intend to import
Agricultural Machineries into my country as a way of
recycling the fund. To commence this transaction, we
require you to immediately indicate your interest by a
return e-mail and enclose your private contact
telephone number, fax number full name and address and
your designated bank coordinates to enable us file
letter of claim to the appropriate departments for
necessary approvals before the transfer can be made.

Note also, this transaction must be kept STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL because of its nature.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response at my
private email: [email protected]

If you do not intend to help me, i will respect your
privacy and not contact you again.

Thank you

Ahmed Dasuki