Amaka Michael - Personal Attorney to late Engineer Alex Mckinley

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From:     Barr Michael. A <barrmikeamaka07@gmail.com>
Reply-To:     mr.amakamichael@yahoo.com
Subject:     Treat as Urgent !!
Date:     Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:17:36 -0700 (06:17 EDT)

FROM THE DESK OF AMAKA MICHAEL CHAMBERS
(Solicitor & advocate)
31 Broad road,
Ikoyi, Lagod Nigeria,

Hello,

I am Barr. Amaka Michael, I am the Personal Attorney to late Engineer Alex Mckinley, a Contractor, who dead two years ago in a car accident.
He worked with a Multi-national Oil Firm in River State, Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2007, my client my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Mile 12 road, Porthartcort. I have been looking for the original beneficiary of the said funds but I couldn't fined

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated by the bank. Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $5.8 million (Five million Eight hundred thousand dollars) has issue me a notice to provide the next of kin of the deceased or have the account confiscated within a shot period of time.

Now my questions are:
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be my commission?

Consider this and get back at us as soon as possible.

Please feel free to make your interest known, as your response will be appreciated, and i will like to have your full name, address and Phone for easy communication as internet might not be too confident in an important discussion.

Best regards,

Barr. Amaka Michael
Principal Attorney.

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