yet another nigerian scam

From: The Desk of Mr Procope Russell
Banco Santander Bank (Guernsey) Ltd.
5-7 Victoria Road St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 4HA.

Attention: Director/CEO,


I am Mr. Procope Russell a U.S citizen living in Guernsey Island UK, head of treasury and foreign exchange department with Banco Santander Bank(Guernsey) Ltd. located in the heart of St Peters Port Guernsey as one of best financial firm. During our last auditing, I discovered a lump sum of Ł10.000.000.00(Ten Million Pounds) in our treasury unclaimed for the past eleven years. After much verification with one of my colleagues in the office Mr. Roland Knights, we found out that the fund belongs to a dead head of state to one of the country in east Africa and there were no beneficiary to the account. In other words, nobody knows that the account actually exist.

First I must solicit for your confidence in this deal, this is by virtue of its nature as being purely confidential. Though I know that a deal of this magnitude, will make anyone apprehensive and worried but we are assuring you that all will be taking care off legally and will be well at the end of the deal. Off course, we won't be writing you if we are not going to be successful. We decided to contact you due to the urgency of the transaction.

Based on this discovery as an influence in the bank, I have decided to confide in you this business proposal for your consideration and to release the totality sum mentioned above for our individual betterment as partners, which every necessary arrangement has been made and guaranteed for uncomplicated remittance into whichever nominated account of your choice as original beneficiary to the said fund, all we need to do upon your acceptance to participate in this hitch free transaction is to insert your name/particulars in the treasury account legally as the owner of the fund and commence operation fully for transfer to your account.

We will guide and advise you properly on how to make this transaction a reality if you decide to accept the offer. Once you accept the offer, we will discuss on what will be your percentage for fronting you as the beneficiary to the account. Off course, this deal depends on utmost secrecy on your part.

Dear, if this meets your attention, do not hesitate to call me on my direct line: +44 7040102534 for more discussion relating to this matter. You can also use my confidential email: prcope2@o2.pl

Best Regards

Mr Procope Russell
Head of Treasury
Banco Santander Bank (Guernsey) Ltd.

Hello,

Thank you very much for the kind email offer. How much money is 10 million pounds? I mean in real money, like US money, not Monopoly money. I must know before I correspond with you further.

Thank you.