To Whom It May Concern,
I struggle to write this letter with the horrors I have recently encountered, but I trust that my mail finds you in good health and that your mind is free from the looming sense of unease with which my own is troubled.
I am coming to you in good faith and with a firm belief that you can help me resolve this unpleasant situation. I will be thankful to you if you could understand my plight and see clear to helping my resolve my affairs
My name is Howard Clearwater and I am the only heir to the Clearwater family. My father and sister were killed in mysterious circumstances last year after Walpurgis Night. The accident happened whilst there were attending a singular ceremony, held in a local harbour, and conducted by some local families of ill repute.
I am currently living alone in our old house but am troubled by rumours surrounding their deaths and the cause of the ceremony. I am afraid to leave the property as I have been threatened and jeered by locals.
I am contacting you because I need the sum of US$8.9M (Eight Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which my late father deposited in a bank here in my country with my name as the next of kin. I would like to to retrieve this money and use it as payment for a copy of the Pnakotic Manuscripts which I have lately been aware has become available from a trusted book agent based in Arkham.
I will be glad to give you 20% of the money for your assistance after the transfer, and following your delivery of the book to the Clearwater residence.
I enclose details of the address and precise instructions for the timing and manner of your visit...