FROM THE DESK OF:
Mr. SHING LI,
BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
TAIPEI,TAIWAN
Dear Friend,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Shing Li, Bank
Manager of bank of Overseas,Taiwan. I
would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential
and respect the integrity of
the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you
independently of our investigation and
no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you
with certain facts that I believe
would be of interest to you. I know you would be wondering why I am
writing you with a request such as
this but I only urge you to read on. A British Oil consultant/contractor
with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr.Courtney Steven made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Courtney Steven
died from an airplane crash.The
bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next
of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim
his estate. If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those
who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels
of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he
listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account
with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely
held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts
anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their
mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are
no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next
of kin. Private banking clients apart from not nominating next of kin
also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; Mr.
Courtney Steven died interstate. In line with our internal processes
for account holders who have passed away, we instituted our own investigations
in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate.
This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have
scanned every continent and used our private investigation affiliate
companies to get to the root of the problem. According to the Laws of
Republic of China, at the expiration of 6 (Six) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody applies
to claim the funds. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical
practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider
to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking
world aberrational. The world of banking especially is fraught with
huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios,I alone have the deposit details and they will release the
deposit to no one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased,
which I shall provide you with, is presented. I alone know of the existence
of this deposit for as far as Bank of Overseas is concerned, the bank's
management has no single idea of what? the history or nature of the
deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit
to any party that comes forward. I am aware of the consequences of this
proposal. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you
should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be
vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete
this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career
because you do not approve of my proposal,If you find yourself able
to work with me, contact me through this email address. If you give
me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion.
I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels;
I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want
you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you
contacting me through my official email account.
Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also
through this email address. My official lines are not secure lines as
they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care
in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this
instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man, I have
a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear
as to what the consequences may be, but I know within me that nothing
ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy
or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my
private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of
one accord, we should plan a meeting, soon. In closing, please observe
utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would
be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country. Upon
receiving your reply, I will then furnish you with a more comprehensive
detail of this transaction and what is required of you. Please reply
to my private Email: mrshingli01@yahoo.com.cn
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. SHING LI