Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT

From: "chong nanjing" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:27:28 +0100

FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. CHONG NANJING
BANK OF CHINA
SHENZHEN BRANCH,
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Dear Friend,

How are you today and business in your country? I am
Mr.chong nanjing,Bank Manager of bank of China, Shenzhen
Branch, 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 1998, a British Oil consultant/contractor with
the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Robert Rice
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 that Mr. Robert Rice 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; Mr.Robert Rice 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 alonehave 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 China 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 Mr. Robert Rice 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 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. You may not know this but people like myself 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 wont 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 guarantee 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 then provide you with more
details and relevant information that will help you get
full understanding of the transaction. I will appreciate it
if you send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easier communication.

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
ManagementPolicy. 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
ameasure 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, the amount involved and what is required
of you in order for us to achieve the success of this
business.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my personal email
account:[email-masked]

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. chong nanjing
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