From: Al-Faisal Qumar (STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL). Dear Sir, I am Al-Faisal Qumar, senior system and database director with a finance company, here in the United Kingdom. Our company is a frontline finance house with clients all over the World. We are an independent financial institution with most secure operation in keeping financial deposits from any sort of fraud, theft or laundering investigation. Our regulated position has attracted all manner of clientele to our organisation including heads of various governments, top-level executives, etc. One of our clients, Dr. Kamil Bin Mohammed Salleh, who was before his death, was an adviser to the Organisation of Petroleum Export Country (OPEC), had over fifty Million pounds lodged with us. On his death five years ago, his heir (his wife) put a claim for his money and my company paid off in line with her request. However, his wife did not know that the facts of Nine million, eight hundred thousand dollars (US$9.8 Million) paid in by Dr. Salleh in a different account and the money is still lying with us. I therefore made further investigations and discovered that Dr. Salleh did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$9.8 million is still in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has and will ever come forward to claim it. According to British law, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Based on my position in this company, I have kept the facts of this case and a few others I am still watching closely to myself alone. The reason I have decided to contact you is because I am quite certain I can move these funds out immediately but would need your assistance. What this requires is that you open a premium account with my bank and I will simply make an internal database transfer of the Funds to your account. Once this is done and you see your new balance, you will put in a claim to have your money. However, due to the fact that my company would not entertain your request to open an account without a worthy referral from one of the existing customers, I have without divulging any facts spoken to one of our clients to give the referral as at when due. On grounds that you agree to do this with me, the money will be shared in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. However, it is quite necessary that these are kept as confidential as possible for its successive completion within days. Please contact me and I will take it from there. Once I hear from you, I will give you access to view Dr. Salleh's account details and you can check his account statement via the bank's online services to certify what am saying. Am sure you will be wondering why am doing this. The reason is that I am Asian and since the situation in the middle east is raging and laws on foreigners and especially Asians has changed after the Sept. 11 issue in America. In the last year, two of my colleagues have been dismissed from work and I know my position here will not last very long, I need to do this and get myself ready for any eventualities. I know I will not be hurting any one by doing this but I have to secure the well-being of my family. If you need further explanations, please don't hesitate to ask. Please reply through my email address faisalqumar@yahoo.com Or fax number, 447092022482 I will be expecting your reply. Sincerely, Al-Faisal Qumar