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Dr.David Clovis (Esq.)
Rue Portin X Blaize Diagne
St.Louis Senegal.
Email:(censored).
Attention:The President/CEO.
I am barrister David Clovis (Esq.), an English
speaking Senegalese Solicitor & Financial
Attorney/Consultant.I was the personal attorney
to late Daniel Thorp who was an expatriate mining
consultant/contractor with Teaser Petroleum
Corporation in St Louis-Senegal.Mr. Daniel Thorp
here-in-after referred as my client was also a
Diamond/Gold Merchant.
Mr.Daniel Thorp made a numbered time (Fixed)
deposit for US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a bank in
Dakar, capital of Senegal with standing
statement/agreement with the bank that all
correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit
contract must be sent to him through my humble
chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification
was sent to me whom I dispatched to his
forwarding address as usual without no reply.
After a month, I sent areminder which I received
from the bank without any reply again.
Finally, I discovered from my client's contract
employers- Teaser Petroleum Corporation that he
died among many others in the Kenya Airways
flight of 31st January, 2000 that crashed into
the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. On
further investigations, I found out that he died
without making any WILL and all attempts to trace
his next of kin was fruitless. I also discovered
that Mr. Daniel Thorp did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,
including his fixed deposit contract with the
bank in Dakar-Senegal.
I am contacting you based on the official letter
I just received from his bankers reminding me
that Senegalese law states that at the expiration
of 5 (five) years the money will revert to the
ownership of the Senegalese Government if I do
not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you
as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kinto
Mr. Daniel Thorp so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not go into the hands of some
corrupt government officials. Note that this
transaction is simple and risk free because I
will provide expert legal services that will
guarantee the successful execution of this deal.
I wish to point out that after the claims, I
would want 20% of this money to be shared among
charity organizations, while the remaining 80% is
shared equally between us. Most importantly, I
would also require your assistance towards
investing my share in your country or anywhere as
you may advice.
If you are interested, please contact me via my
email address :(censored). Upon
your response, I shall provide you with more
details and how we shall proceed with the claims.
I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality
and be rest assured that this transaction would
be profitable for both of us.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.
Thanks & Regards
Dr.David Clovis (Esq.)