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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "katoyoshida taohu" <kato_taohu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: katoyoshida_40@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:25:07 -0800
Subject: Awaiting your urgent reply,
Greetings to you,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Mr. Katoyoshida Tao,
Bank Manager of a bank in China. 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.
In November 1999, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at some millions of United States dollars
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address in America and Britain but got no reply. After a month,
we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation contractor died alongside
his
wife, 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; the British Oil consultant/contractor 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. This money has since been sitting in my Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will ever come forward to claim it. 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. You
should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what
I propose. There is a large sum of money deposited in my bank, 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 my Bank is concerned, the bank's management has no single
idea of what's the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply
awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that comes
forward.
This is the situation. This bank has spent great amounts of money
trying to track this man's family; they have investigated for months and
have found no family. The investigation has come to an end. Consequently,
my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the fruits of this old man's labour
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
Acting in this capacity really is simple, all you have to do is provide your
full names and address so that an attorney here can prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of
kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary authentication,
approval
and a letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer
to be done. A bank account in any part of the world that you then
provide me with will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as
the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for
us to share 80/20.
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 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. You may not
know
this but people like me who have made tidy sums out of comparable
situations run the whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and
what I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you
to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make
this move. Such opportunities only come ones' way once in a lifetime. I
cannot let this chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total
control of my destiny. This is my chance and I won't let it pass me by. I
ask
that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me
know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a
family man and this is an opportunity to provide my family with new
opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well
worth
undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here
is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank.
There is no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested in this lucrative role, I urge you to indicate to that effect.
Upon
your response, if favourable, I shall provide you with more details and
relevant information that will help you get full understanding of the
transaction. 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
account. Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you and
also through the email address I have provided. 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. Upon
receiving your reply, I will then furnish you with a more comprehensive
detail of this transaction, the amount involved and what is required of
you in order for us to achieve the success of this business.
Awaiting your urgent reply,
Yours Sincerely,
Katoyoshida Tao.
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