Mr. Elias Kamburi (Esq.) Scam E-mail

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From:     mr.kamburi244 Gazeta.pl <mr.kamburi244@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To:     mr.kamburi2@hotmail.co.uk
Subject:     Please call/reply me it's urgent.
Date:     Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:19:44 +0000 (09:19 EDT)

Attention Sir / Madam,

I am Mr. Elias Kamburi (Esq., solicitor and personal lawyer to late Mrs. Sharon, a client of mine, who has a servicing firm affiliated with the Electric Authority in Cote D'Ivoire .

She was awarded a contract worth (US$22,600,000.00). Immediately this contract was signed, an initial amount of (US$10.600, 000.00) was paid to her as mobilization fee to kick off the contract. She duly completed this contract pending when her remaining balance of (US$12,000,000.00) will be paid to her. On the 18th April 2005, my client, her husband and their two kids were involved in a ghastly boat capsize at Bassam. Unfortunately, all the occupants in the boat lost their lives.

Not too long after her untimely death, her outstanding balance of US$12,000,000.00 was approved and deposited in a Bank here. Right now the funds are still floating unclaimed in the suspense account of the offshore correspondence payment centre here.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client, so that you can be paid the remaining balance of her contract funds left in the Bank, hence I contacted you. I am offering you this opportunity by contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. The National Electric Authority issued me a notice as the Attorney to the deceased to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated in a shot period of time since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year that I have been searching.

I seek your concept to present you as the Next of Kin or family member to the deceased since you are at an advantage, bearing the same surname, so that the proceeds of this remaining balance of her contract funds valued at (US$12,000,000.00) can be paid to you. We shall both share the funds; we will agree on the sharing ratio as we proceed, A certain amount will be for any incurred expenses and for donation to charitable organizations.

I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law after the transfer is done, and then you and l can share the fund. Please call with this number: +225-087-914-53 / 011225-087-914-53. for further details.

Best personal regards,
Mr. Elias Kamburi (Esq.
Tel: +225-087-914-53
Tel: 011225-087-914-53.

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