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Law Enforcement types -
Question. I received this email at my personal email address. I have
seen these type of emails before and was wondering about the legality of
what is mentioned in the text.
Thanks... Steve
attached mail follows:
>From: chriskoffi mike <mike.chriskoffi@private>
>To: Tahoe010101@private
>Subject: VERY URGENT.
>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:34:47 GMT+1
>
>MR.CHRIS KOFFI
>DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING
>AND ACCOUNTING SECTION
>FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT.
>UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE
>LOME-TOGO.
>
>
>Dear Friend,
>
>I am Chris Koffi,the director incharge of auditing and
>accounting section of Union Togolaise De Banque Lome-Togo
>in West Africa with due respect and regard.I have decided
>to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
>beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
>
>During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
>department came across a very huge sum of money belonging
>to a deceased person who died on november 1997 in a plane
>crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with
>this bank without any claim of the fund in our custody
>either from his family or relation before our discovery to
>this development. Although personally, I keep this
>information secret within myself to enable the whole plans
>and idea to be profitable and successful during the time of
>execution.The said amount was the sum of u.s $14.5m
>(Fourteen million five hundred thousand United State
>Dollars).
>
>As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
>information through my good friends who works with chamber
>of commerce on foreign business relations here in Lome-
>Togo.It is him who recommended your person to me to be
>viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude
>without any problem.Meanwhile, all the whole arrangements
>to put claim over this fund as the bonafide NEXT OF KIN to
>the deceased, get the required approvals and transfer this
>money to a foreign account has been put in place and
>directives and all needed informations will be relayed to
>you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness
>to assist me and also benefit yourself to this great
>business opportunity.
>
>Infact, I could have done this deal alone but because of my
>position in this country as a civil servant,I am not
>allowed to operate a foreign bank account.They would
>eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
>transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual
>reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
>will forward claims as the NEXT OF KIN with affidavit of
>trust of oath to the bank and also present a foreign bank
>account number where he will need the money to be re-
>transferred into on his request as it may be after due
>verification and clarification by the correspondent branch
>of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to
>your own designation bank account.
>
>I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100%
>risk free and on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
>will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as
>gratification,while 10% will be set aside to take care of
>expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and
>also telephone/fax bills, and 60% will be for me.
>
>Please you have been adviced to keep top secret as i am
>still in service and intend to retire from service after i
>conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole
>situation here in this bank untill you confirm the money in
>your account and ask me to come down to your country for
>subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
>previously indicated.All other necessary informations will
>be sent to you when I hear from you including my complete
>personnal information for proper guarantee.
>
>I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating
>your wish to this deal.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Mr.Chris
>
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