COME TO HELP ME AS I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

["joseph" <joseph_1@euskalmail.com>]

MR.JOSEPH OWOLABI
 MANAGER FOREIGN CURRENCY & REMITTANCE
 FIRST BANK (NIG) PLC
 IKEJA, LAGOS
 Dear Friend,
 I am Mr. JOSEPH OWOLABI  manager foreign currency & remittance in the First 
Bank of Nigeria Plc,Lagos
 Branch.I got your contact through a friend who  attended a trade
 mission in your country, but I did not  disclose the nature of the 
business to  him.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal 
for you. On June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor with the 
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Charles Ballassi made a 
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at 
US$23,700,000.00(Twenty Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ) in my 
branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine 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. Charles
 Ballassi  died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egypt Air 
Flight 990] with other passengers aboaed as you can  confirm it yourself 
via
 the website below:
  www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
on further investigation, i found out that he died without  making a
 WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was  fruitless. I 
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi 
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official 
documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of
 US$23,700,000.00 is still 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 
(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 a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to 
Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit 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 name and address 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 service of two attorney for the drafting and 
notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of> probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. Any 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 account for us to share in ratio of 65% 
for me
 and 35% for you.
  There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this transaction will be 
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees 
the successful execution of ths transaction. If you are 
interested,please reply immediately via the private email address below,upon your 
responce,i shall provide you with more details and
 relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. 
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this 
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require 
your
 assitance to invest my share in your country. Please upon the reciept  
of this mail message, send to me the  following to enable start the  
process of the fund into your bank account:
 1. Your full Name and your residential address
 2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be  transfered
     into, Account abd beneficiary
 3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
 Awaiting your urgent reply via my private 
email:joseph_1@euskalmail.com
 Thanks and regards,
 MR.JOSEPH OWOLABI
 MANAGER,FOREIGN CURRENCY & REMITTANCE
 FIRST BANK (NIG) PLC