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From: Steve Johnson <[email protected]>Compliments,
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 22:03:08 +0000
Subject: Read carefully
I offer my friendship and believe you will accept me with a good
heart.
I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other.
You don’t know me but I believe God wants us to know each other now,
I am Mr. Steve Johnson, a citizen of the UK, An accountant, Barclays
bank Ghana branch. I believe it is the wish of God for me to come
across you. I am having an important business discussion I wish to
share with you which I believe will interest you because it is in
connection with your last name and you are going to benefit from it. A
citizen of Rayan . had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2006 for 36
calendar months, valued at U$4,000,000.00 (Four Million United State
Dollars) He was among the death victims of deadly Coronavirus pandemic
in China in 2019. He was in China on a business trip and that was how
he met his end.
My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it
because he was my friend and I am his account officer. He did not
mention any next of kin/ beneficiary when the account was opened, was
not married and had no children. Last week my Bank Management
requested that i should give instructions on what to do about his
funds, if to renew the contract.
I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a
means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happen to
know that he is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the
funds for their personal use, so I don’t want such to happen.
That was why when I saw your last name I was happy and I am now
seeking your cooperation to present you as Next of Kin/ beneficiary to
the account, since you have the same last name as him and my bank
headquarters will release the account to you.
There is no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
It is better that we claim the money, than allow the Bank Directors to
take it for their selfish use, they are rich already. because they get
this type of business often and on, I am not a greedy person, so I am
suggesting we share the funds, 50/50% to both parties, my share will
assist me to start my own company which has been my dream.
Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information
as a secret. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent
response.
Best regards
Steve Johnson