A "Next of Kin" story

Considering the number of e-mails of this type , there must be a lot of millionairs who have lost their lives in the various plane crashes over the years.

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Subject: PRIVATE FOR YOU (21-Sep-2005 21:14)
From: jon4u12@yahoo.com
To: jon4u12@yahoo.com

FROM DR PHILIP JOHN,
THE MANAGER OF CREDIT
AND FOREIGN BILLS OF
BTCI BANK LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND,
WITH DUE REGARDS,MY NAME IS DR MR PHILIP JOHN, THE MANAGER OF CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF BTCI BANK LOME TOGO [BTCI] .I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH THE ACCOUNT NUMBER, 14-255-2004/btci/ WHO PERISHED IN A PLANECRASH[ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE 961] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.
DEAR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER I PERSONALLY HAVEWATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE SOMEONE COME UP AS THE NEXT OFKIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HISFUNDS OF USD,29.5 M[ TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS]WHICH HAS BEEN WITH MY BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIMEON THIS NOTE,I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHOULD BE USEDAS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OFKIN.AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TOSTAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.
AFTER FOUR YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BERECALLED TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED.INVIEWOFTHIS,I GOT YOUR IMPRESIVE CONTACT THROUGHMYCOUNTRY'S
FOREIGN TRADE MISSION DIRECTORY,AND ITHERFORE CONSIDER YOUFAVOURABLE TO BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.THEREQUESTOFAFOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS TRANSACTIONIS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREED THAT USD 2.5 M OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT NUMBER,WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME,THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT .
THEREFORE ,DEAR,TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS ARELATION AND THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DESEASED INDICATING YOURBANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER , YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOURS,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE . I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IHITCH & RISK FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANFR YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DR MR PHILIP JOHN
BTCI BANK
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA