making use of a plane crash

This came in my email box this morning. Hope whoever gets one of these deletes it right away.


My Dear xxxxxxxx
FROM MR.MICHEAL OLUGHU.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING
AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF ECO BANK,
LOME-TOGO

Dear xxxxxx ,
Permit me to use this medium to first introduce myself to you before getting you acquinted with the transaction for which i am contacting you. I am Mr.Micheal Olughu.the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of ECO BANK,Lome Togo in west Africa.
With due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 31st October 1999 in a plane crash;flight number 990 en route from new york to cairo which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing the 217 passengers and crew members on board and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was us$14M (fourteen million united states dollars).

As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information from the web directory of my country when searching for a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner who could help me champion a business proposal of such magnitude without any problem. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 75% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are still in active service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.
All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Micheal Olughu.
Tel: +228-927-9581 +228-927-9581

Thanks for posting this scam email.

I just did a search on one of the early lines and found an almost identical email from over 5 years ago;

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 04:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Adegbite <[email protected]>
Subject: **SPAM** DR DAVID ADEGBITE

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FROM:DR.DAVID ADEGBITE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
ECO BANK,
LAGOS- NIGERIA


greetings,

I am DR DAVID ADEGITE, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Eco Bank Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard. I
have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died
on November 1st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in
his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody
either from his family or relation before our discovery to this
development.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful
during the time of execution. The said amount was (U.S $14.5M UNITED
STATES DOLLARS), As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through my good friends who works with
chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in Lome- Togo.
It is him who recommended your person to me to be viable and capable to
champion a business of such magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased,get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also
benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate
aforeign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side
during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual
reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward
claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and
also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30%
of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take
care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners. Please, you
have been adviced to keep "top secret" as we are still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal
with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account. and ask us to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any
country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital
information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in
this deal.
My mobile telephone number is (234-8023918178)or kerrywhite_2fastmail.com
I look forward to pick your call asap.

Yours faithfully,