Sez a Kindly Contributor: it was interesting at first but all things that seem too good to be true most times are,also the more i thought about it it was funny and if true it was stealing.so add this one to your list.

This is your basic Johnson Creek died and left a lot of money letter, with the interesting and (almost) disarming quality of being more or less in plain English.

Attn: Mr. (Joe K. Contributor),

Thank you very much for your prompt response to my e-mail (proposal). However, I have been unable to reply you all this while because of my very busy schedule and my inability to access the internet because of the bad state of telecommunications in my country.

I am a worker with the Union bank Plc. Here in Nigeria. I and two other colleagues of mine stumbled into this privilege information concerning late Johnson Creek. Up till date no known existing relative of Mr. Creek has been found and the government of my country wants to use such unclaimable funds to further the objectives of some war mongers (in the name of peacekeeping) in the West coast of Africa.

We (I and my colleagues) intend to present you as the sole surviving relative of Johnson Creek, by virtue of the information we got from his will, so that the said funds mentioned in my initial letter to you can be wire-transferred to your nominated account; following which the funds will be disbursed in the percentages as mentioned in my e-mail to you on my arrival in you r country.

Because of the nature of this deal, and by virtue of the fact that I am still working with the Bank, I will not want you to mention my name whenever the bank authorities contact you. However any questions asked by the bank, I shall provide detailed answer(s) to you so that you can send to them.

To commence this transaction (which if followed conscientiously and vigorously can be concluded within the next ten working days), you need to file a formal application for the funds of your late "cousin " lodged in the Union Bank Plc.

So Mr. Joe, it is important I speak with you one-on-one considering the huge sum involved in this transaction. To this end, I will need your confidential Telephone/Fax numbers so that we can begin this transaction forthwith. My confidential Tel/Fax number is: + 234-22-312755. You can reach me between 1200 to 1500Hrs GMT everyday.

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