Next of Kin Email Scam

From: Mr. Jude Godwin (Security Company) Subject: Next of Kin To: Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 9:00 AM From: Mr Jude Godwin African Security Company Ltd No. Plot 22 Williams Close--Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria Dear Friend, With due respect,I wish this letter will not come to you as a surprise.I am Mr Jude Godwin, the auditing director of African Security Company Ltd, Apapa Branch here in Lagos. We had a foreign customer one Mr N.Merrigan . who deposited a huge sum of money (US$22.3)Million United States Dollars Only) with our company .Eventually,this customer was among the victims of the Swissair Flight 111 ,which crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in september 2nd 1998. The plane crash was in the news.See links below for more detail informaion: http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/ http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/ http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/05/swissair.transcript Which claimed so many since then,we have not had anybody coming for the deceased funds/properties documents as the next of kin, and I have been monitoring this account with my position here in the Security Company for the past years. However from the information that I have gathered, the deceased died along side with the wife who is supose to produce the next of kin In view of this,I search for someone who is of the same last name or the same Nationality so when i got your contact my mind told me that you will be of good assistance in this deal. Our company guidelines indicated that if such money remained unclaimed for a period of Seven (7-8) years, it would be transferred/reverted into the company Treasury as unclaimed consignment That is why I write to solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a response from you to enable me move the fund out to any account you present for our mutual benefit. This does not have any risk attached to it as all his secret information that will be required from you by the bank is with me right now over here. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details on how to proceed with the bank for the claim to be paid to you as the rightfull beneficiary next of kin to their late customer. Note that part of this money will be donated to charity home and other less priviledge, has i have vowed to God at the end of this transaction. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation and upon conclusion of the transaction, I will be flying over to meet you for disbursement of the fund and make possible arrangement for a lucrative investment in your country through you. I look forward to hear from you so as to enble us forge ahead to achive this mutual benefit. Please do reply me with my personal E-mail Address mrjudegodwin@hotmail.com Kindest Regards. Mr Jude Godwin