No bite from the other one, so I'm going to use the same bait on the next one, with modifications.
[i]FROM THE DESK OF MR. JEFFREY RICE
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. Jeffrey Rice
the credit manager of a bank here in the United Kingdom. This transaction entails
the transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account to a foreign account
requiring maximum confidence. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything
has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day and I decided
to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald Welsh who died in an air
crash along with his wife on the 31st October, 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990
with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the website below which
was published by BBC WORLD NEWS WEBSITE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm Since his death, none of
his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because they
all died in the same accident himself and his wife (May their soul rest in
peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for
claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as stated in our banking regulations and
obligations.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of
kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for
the funds (US$7,000,000.00) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's
next of kin. This is because after five years the money will be called back to
the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors
of the bank. So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be
used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank
directors to share this money amongst them at the end of this financial quarter.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of
mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt
of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me
with the following information if you are interested.
(a). My conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence and You would treat
this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
(b). Upon the receipt of the funds, you will promptly release my share of
($5,000,000.00 USD) on demand after you have removed your offer of ($2,000,000.00
USD). You will assist me to invest part of my share into any lucrative business
e.g. stocks, bonds, properties, etc. in your propose destination and you will be
entitle to 10% of the annual turnover for a consecutive period of ten years
before I finally retire from work.
(c). You must be ready to produce me with enough information about yourself to
put my mind at rest, by providing your full beneficiary name in order for me to
prepare to make claims of the funds. Your contact address, telephone and fax
numbers for further communication.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% legal and risk free and we hope to
conclude the business in Seven Bank working days from the date of receipt of the
necessary information and requirement from you. Please, acknowledge the receipt
of this letter using my email address. I will bring you into the complete picture
of the transaction when I have heard from you.
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated as we are already behind schedule
for this financial quarter.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Mr. Jeffrey Rice.
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[b]
Dear Mr. Rice,
Thank you so much for considering me for this transaction. I am glad you have heard of my honesty and dilligence, as I have worked hard to maintain this reputation. Although I find your cut of this transaction to be somewhat excessive ($5 million of the $7 million?) I am not one to quibble, however, as $2 million is nothing to sneeze at! You are arranging this transaction, so I suppose that $5 million is fair. Besides, the mulattos tending my acreage find me to be qute generous.
I certainly do not want to see the UK government benefiting in any way from this tragedy. All they will do is use the money for their stupid war in Iraq. Sometimes I think they plan these tragedies in order to fund their awful military adventures. My servant Makk wrote in his journal that I am crazy (the impudence! I must have him beaten.) but that is just the sort of thing the the government would do.
You asked for my full contact information. I am:
Lillian Gans
72 Strobel Road
Trumbull, CT
I am deaf, so I cannot use the telephone (unless you have TTY equipment?) It may be easier to fax me at my vinyards in Danbury at 203-749-5699.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Lillian
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