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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 04:47:59 -0800 (PST) From: "mrsdora abiola" Subject: RE:RESPOND FOR TIME ESSENCE To: mrsdoraabiola@myfamilymail.biz Dear Friend, I am Mrs. Dora Taylor Abiola,a God fearing person in sorrow, one of the widows of late M.K.O Abiola,Nigeria's foremost politician,businessman and philantropist who died as a result of fighting for the presidential election he won but was denied his presidential sit(JUNE 12). I sincerely need your assistance, but I want you to bear in mind that this has to be strictly confidential ,I sincerely need your assistance to take custodian of the sum of Thirty five milion Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(USD35,500,000.00). This money was given to me by my late husband [Chief M.K.O.Abiola] for safekeeping as money meant for woing investors to Nigeria when he finally become the president after the Presidential Election campaign. After his death in 1998, there was confusion in the entire Abiola family as regards sharing of the family assets and moreso, there is envy and jealousy as it was obvious that I was my husband's favourite wife,while he was alive. As soon as he passed away, coupled with the fact that, what I have and what is due to me might be taking away from me by greedy family relations whose reasons would be bothering on family tradition and ethics, I decided to deposit the money with a bank vult with the help of my late husband's friend (Col.Adamu Bello rtd.) who was a member of the government in power then. I am prepared to compensate you with 20% of the total sum after the successful completion of the transaction and you will also have to invest my family share in a very good business venture with you as our front manager alongside my son. My son,Aruna Justice Abiola will be in charge of this transaction; he stays far away from the family Villa. He will be giving you more information as regards these transaction.He is my only son and we share secrets. Please respond as soon as you get this mail and please it is important that you send your private phone and fax numbers so that I can forward them to the bank after an attorney must have change and legalize all the papers to your name if you are willing to assist me. I intends investing a larger percentage of this funds into a profitable business venture with you as a partner if this funds gets into your custody in the next couple of days.Please. I would'nt want you to disappiont me please for God's sake. God will always be there for you at your time of need. Thanks and God Bless. Mrs. Dora Taylor Abiola.