Business Investment

[usmanb_usman at TISCALI.CO.UK]

MR.USMAN.B.USMAN
AFRICA CONTINENTAL BANK.
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear Sir,

I am Mr USMAN .B. USMAN, Bank Manager of Africa Continental Bank
Lagos,Nigeria.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal which
I know might interest you.

On June 6, 1999, a Foreign Oil cosultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Barry Kelly made a Fixed deposit of his money
with my bank, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five hundredThousand
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a rotine notification to his
home address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder letter upon which we finally discovered
from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr. Barry Kelly died in car accident on the highway. On further investigation,I
found out that he died without making a WILL,and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any next of kin Or relations in his
deposit mandate with my bank.

This sum of US$17,500,000.00 has carefully been moved out of my bank to
a security company for safe-keeping. the arrangement was perfected in such
a way that there will be no trace of the funds from any quarter, since no
one will come for claim. According to the Law of my country, at the expiration
of 5 (five) years, the money will diverted to the ownership of our Federal
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Now my proposal is that as a Foreigner, I will present you as the next of
kin and partner to the depositor,for the funds to be approved and paid to
you. the funds is contained in a sealed trunk box deposted with the security
company as photographic materials and family iems for export.

I am writing you because myself as a public servant, can not operate a foreign
account or have an account that is more than $1m.I have worked out necessary
arrangement for this transaction and you can be assured that there is no
risk involved.

I would not want this mail to get to you as surprised or embarrasement,my
intention is to move the funds into your country and invest it in a good
business venture, for this reason I want to work with you as artner.Should
this propos l interest you, kindly call me on 234-8033516335 or send me
an email, to enable me give you more details about this. I have resolved
in my mind to give you 15% of the total amount for your assistance,including
15% from every proceed orturn-over which the funds will generate from investment
in the future. The procedures for handling this transaction is simple, all
the documents relating to the deposit of the funds including death certificate
and an affidavit of claims will be proessed and send to you.

I want you to treat this matter with utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be of mutual benefits for both of us,because
my intention is to move my family to your country where I want them to reside
for safety. I will require your assistance to make residence arrangment
for them and to invest my share in your country.

Thanks for your understanding.

MR.USMAN .B. USMAN