text: "Dear FriendThis letter must come to you as a big surprise but I=20believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and=20business partners.=20I am Mr. Ateeq Rahman KHAN currently Head of=20Corporate affairs with a reputable bank here in Dubai -U. A. E. I write=20you this proposal in good faith believing that I can trust you with=20the information I am about to reveal to you.I have an urgent and very=20confidential business proposition for you. On November 6 2000 an=20Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM=20CORPORATION MR. KHALIL AL NASSER made a (Fixed deposit) for 36=20calendar months valued at  US$17500000.00 (Seventeen Million Five=20hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my bank and I happen to be his=20account officer before I was moved to my present position recently.=20Upon maturity in 2003 as his account officer and as well the bank=20manger it is my duty to notify him on the maturity date so I sent a=20routine notification to his forwarding address but the letter was=20returned undelivered.=20After sometime I tried sending back the=20letter but it was again returned and finally I discovered from his=20contract employers Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Khalil Al=20Nasser died as a result of torture in the hand of Saddam Hussein=20(former Iraqi President) during one of his trips to his country Iraq=20as he was accused of leaking information to the Americans. On further=20investigation I discovered that Mr. Al Nasser=E2=80=99s family wife and tw=o=20sons died during the Gulf War in Iraq and was the reason why he did not=20declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents=20including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and did not leave any=20WILL. This sum of US$17500000.00 have been floating and placed under=20dormant/unserviceable account by my bank management since no one have=20heard from the owner since 2003. I wish to let you know that all the=20investigation I have made so far my bank management is not aware of=20it I am the only one that have the information.With the recent change=20of government in my country and with their efforts to support the=20United Nations in checkmating terrorism aid in the U. A. E. By end of=20this year the government will pass a new financial control law which=20will give the government authority to interrogate account owners of=20above $5000000.00 to explain the source of the funds making sure it=20is not for terrorism support. If I do not move this money out of the=20country immediately by end of the year the government will definitely=20confiscate the money because my bank cannot provide the account owner=20to explain the source of the money. I cannot directly transfer out this=20money without the help of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting=20you for an assistance. As the Account Officer to late Al Nasser=20coupled with my present position and status in the bank as Head of=20Retail Banking Group I have the power to influence the release of the=20funds to any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the account=20with the correct information concerning the account which I shall give=20you. All documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully=20worked out and there is practically no risk involved the transaction=20will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you=20from any breach of law beside U. A. E is porous and anything goes.If=20you accept to work with me I want you to state how you wish us to=20share the funds in percentage so that both parties will be satisfied.=20If you are interested contact me as soon as you receive this message=20so we can go over the details. Thanking you in advance and may God=20bless you.=20Please treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send=20you copy of the deposit certificate issued to Al Nasser when the=20deposit was made for your perusal.=20I wait your urgent reply through my=20private emailaddress:Regards=20Mr. Ateeq Rahman KHAN."