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From: Simon Baum <[email protected]>
Reply: Simon Baum <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 20:28:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Reply.
From the Desk of:
Mr. Simon Baum
Deputy Chief Credit Officer,
Standard Chartered Bank,
London, UK.
Sir,
I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
A customer, Mr. Andreas James Smith made number of times (Fixed) deposit of funds for twelve calendar months, valued at 5,000,000.00 (Five Million British Pounds Only) and his account domiciled with my branch. Upon maturity of the deposits, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address, but got no response and after a month, my office sent a reminder and we finally discovered from his contract employers, National Mining Corporation that Mr. Smith died from a fatal auto accident and since been buried.
On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his Next of Kin were fruitless. I also discovered that Mr. Andreas Smith did not declare any names as his Next of Kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper works.
This said sum of 5, 000,000.00 is still sitting in my bank vault and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year and no one has come forward for the claim. The fund shall be re-deposited into a suspense account as unclaimed fund at the expiration of six (6) years time line, which shall later be reverted government treasury/account in line with the government financial laws.
Hence, my idea to look for a trusted foreign partner whom I shall front to my bank either as one of Mr. Smith's extended family members or as a trustee of his fund with the support of some paper works that I shall raise with the help of my personal attorney for the purpose of securing the fund for the purpose of safekeeping, rather than allowing it being reverted to the government treasury, which will finally end up in the hands of some corrupt officials.
I therefore solicit for your co-operation in this regard and if my request matches your inward intention for success and greatness, then you are urged to make a quick response indicating your interest and readiness to work with me to make this successful.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that my proposal is 100% risk free, as all the required legal formalities for your official declaration either as a trustee of the fund or an extended family member shall be duly adhered in line with the required laws and regulations on inheritance claim. It will also interest you to know that I shall require your assistance for investment of my share of the fund into any profitable ventures in your country.
Do not hesitate to ask question(s) where you consider necessary for further clarification.
Kindest regards,
Simon Baum