Bogardus
I write this august letter in confidence, believing that it will reach you in high spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of confidence and trust matters of this nature requires. Though, I know that this proposal may make you apprehensive and worried, but I assure you that all will be well at the end. Before proceeding, I wish to introduce myself. I am Mr John Clark, personal accountant to Late Engr. Mark Bogardus.
The Proposal:
An American Citizen, Late Engr. Mark Bogardus, a Petrochemical Engineer died in an autocrash in May 2000. He operated a domiciliary account here in London and had a closing balance as at the end of September 2000 amounting to $10,000,000.00 ( Ten Million United States Dollars only).Valueable efforts have been made by the security company to get in touch with any of Late Mark relation as beneficiary to his estates without success.
Consequently, the chairman and the board of Directors are planning to declare the fund Unclaimed and then forfeited into the governments account because of the security company’s inability to locate a relation or next of kin. In other to avert this negative development, I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the estate of late Engr. Mark, so that the fund $10,000,000.00 will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiarys next of kin. I will help to arrange all documents and proves to enable us get this fund out.
I have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiary and more so, I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free. Once the fund is moved to your nominated account, you will be entitled to 40%, 20% to charity while i get 40%.
As soon as I receive your acceptance in principle, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities for commencement.Finally, I am relying in my confidence in you, having opened up to you, if however you are not interested,please feel free to destroy this information.
Yours Faithfully,
John Clark.