text: "<html><body> <BR> <BR>Dear Sir  <BR> <BR>I am Mr Steve Ibeto the personal accounting officer to  <BR>Mr Williams Hales a national of your country who  <BR>used to work with shell development company in  <BR>Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my  <BR>client.  <BR> <BR>On the 21st of April 1999 my client his wife And  <BR>their three children were involved in a car accident  <BR>along sagbama express road. All occupants of the  <BR>vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I  <BR>have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate  <BR>any of my clients extended relatives this has also  <BR>proved unsuccessful.  <BR> <BR>After these several unsuccessful attempts I decided  <BR>to trace any of his relation but to all avail.After investigationi disc=overed that his next of kin dead along with him during the accident Hence= i have contacted you to act as his next of kin to assist in repartrating= the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisic=ated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were =lodged.  <BR> <BR>Particularlythe Zenith International bank plc where the deceased had  <=BR>an account valued at about 5.5million dollars has  <BR>issued me a notice as his accounting officer to  <BR>provide the next of kin or have the account  <BR>confisicated within the next ten official working  <BR>days.  <BR> <BR> <BR>since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the  <BR>relatives for over 2 years now i seek your consent to  <BR>present you as the next of kin of the deceased since  <BR>you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this  <BR>account valued at 5.5million dollars can be paid to  <BR>you and then you and me can share the money. I have  <BR>all necessary legal documents that can be used to back  <BR>up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest  <BR>cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I  <BR>guarantee that this will be executed under a  <BR>legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any  <BR>breach of the law.  <BR> <BR>Thanks and God Bless  <BR> <BR>Best Regards.  <BR> <BR>Mr Steve Ibeto.  <BR> <BR>  <BR><BR>___________________________________________________________<BR>"