URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

["MR IGHO JAMES" <ighojames@tiscali.co.uk>]

I am Mr.Igho James, a staff of  of Diamond Bank of
Nigeria,Lagos Branch. I have urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you.

On June 6, 1999, a FOREIGN Oil Consultant/Contractor
with the NigerianNational Petroleum Corporation, Mr.
Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five
Million Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile
accident.

On further investigation,I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin to date has fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank. This sum ofUS$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According
to Nigerian Law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
an Foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Barry Kelly so that the fruits of this old man?s labour will not get into
the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names,address,
telephone and fax numers so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the services of an Attorney for drafting and notarization
of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world,
which you will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this money
to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your
nominated account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35% for you
and 5% to cover any accidental expenses on either sides during the course
of this transaction.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via this email address. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details
and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction better.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for
both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country. Looking forward to hearing
from you soonest.

Best regards,

Mr.Igho James.