Now, this may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but the late Dennis Thatcher has left you a cool £950k in his will. How can this be, you gasp - I never even met the bloke. No matter, the Lads from Lagos reveal all:

SS Peter& Paul Catholic Parish
7 Tetlow Lane,
Wimbome DORSET BH21 ILF
London ,UK.

Dearest,

On behalf of the trustees and executor of the estate of Late Sir. Dennis Thatcher, I wish to notify you that late Sir. Dennis Thatcher, made you a beneficiary to his Will. He left the sum of Nine hundred and fifty thousand Pounds Sterling (950,000.00 BPS) to you in the codicil and last testament to his Will. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.

Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad that wished you good. Sir. Dennis Thatcher passed away peacefully in the Lister Hospital London, after a short illness at the age of 88 years. He was businessman and husband to Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister. He was Born May 10th 1915; died June 26th 2003, and his Will is now ready for execution.

Sir. Dennis Thatcher, until his death was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his lifetime. In a tribute to him at a News Conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Mr. Tony Blair said:

"Sir Dennis was a kind and generous-hearted man, a real gentleman who had many friends here and abroad. According to him this money is to support your activities and to help the poor and the needy in your country.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible.

Yours In His Service,
Rev.Fr. Charles Jones.

Terrific. A word of warning though - we reckon Mark Thatcher might challenge this bequest. After all, it costs money to organise coups in Equatorial Guinea and £950k buys an awful lot of helicopter gunship. ®

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