A_LETTER_OF_ASSISTANCE

[Mike Weaver]

This last month I've received a couple of letters of similar intend but a 
different form - personalised scams, both from eudoramail.com addresses. 
Some great lines in there!


>Mr.Weaver,
>I believe this is the only option left to me. I am Charles Mensah, a
>lawyer and in need of your assistance relating to the inheritance of
>the estates of my deceased client, Mr.Weaver David, hereinafter
>referred to as my client. Until his demise following a tragic
>automobile
>accident in April 1999 here in Accra Ghana, Mr.Weaver an expatriate, was a
>major contractor to both the downstream and
>upstream categories of my countrys and a Foreign investor, consultant to the
>Federal Government on allied business.
>This correspondence is to call for a mutual assistance in claiming a
>huge deposit lodged in the bank account of my late client which is
>under serious threat of gratuitous revocation by the bank for want of
>claimant. Being the banks only legitimate means for release of the
>inheritance, my firm has been repeatedly inundated with various
>notices by the bank to put forward formal claims. Recently, eventually, we
>were issued an ultimatum of twelve weeks, effective from last Tuesday to
>effect this request.
 >
>Let me quickly add that we had in the last four
>years made frenzied efforts in various ways to establish contact with
>possible surviving members of the Mr.Weaver's, all to no avail. My
>sparse records, which are similar to those of the banks, show that the
>closest family link to my immigrant client was his daughter Adeline who,
>unfortunately died in the same road mishap with the father.
>Convinced that no claims are ever going to be made after four years,
>following the scantiness of information on Mr.Weaver,s records, the
>bank now threatens to selfishly freeze the account and declare it
>unserviceable and assign it to a discredited trust fund for likely
>inhuman purposes such as arms acquisition and the likes. This also
>ignores the difficulty facing me in my concerted effort to locate a bona fide
>next-of-kin within this period of time. Here, therefore, is where I
>entreat you to come in to stand-in for me as the next-of-kin. Please,
>note that I chose you not only because you are a foreigner but also
>because of the happenstance of bearing similar last name with Mr.Weaver and
>as a lawyer, I guarantee you I have worked out everything to absorb
>you of any legal breaches.
>I will, of course, disclose the amount involved upon your unhurried
>decision to support us and I assure you that you will be very well
>compensated as may be determined and agreed between us.
>Finally, I will plead with you not to take undue advantage of me when
>the money is finally remitted into your personal account knowing the
>limitations of my options in this regard.
>Let me hear from you and I would welcome your phone and fax numbers
>for more detailed and private discussions on this endeavor.
>Best regards and God bless.
>Yours faithfully,
>Charles Mensah, Esq.
>
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>
>
>Need a new email address that people can remember
>Check out the new EudoraMail at
>http://www.eudoramail.com
  
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