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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: "Owen Gerald" <drowen@geraldhsbcbankplc.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:21:30 +0000
Subject: Your Urgent Assitance Needed
Custody / Clearing HSBC Bank Plc
24th Floor 8 Canada Square
London.
www.hsbc.com
Dear Friend,
How are you today and business in your country? I am Dr.Gerald Owen, of the
above address.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 email. 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 especially
through my official web address, all is in the bid to erase the fear of
trivialities and hoax because of the world today and to also establish the
legitimacy of my proposal. But with faith and God on my side I will only
urge you to read on for clear understanding. In June 1998, a German Oil
consultant/contractor with the British Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr.Bilger
Joachim made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months
(AMOUNT WITHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS) with my bank where I am a senior
executive officer.You may click on this link below to verify:
http://www.cibm.hsbc.com/hsbc/home/contact-us/europe/united-kingdom?
mode=print
Upon maturity of his deposit, HSBC bank investments and loans department
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address in America and Germany
but got no reply. After a month, we also sent a reminder and finally
discovered from his contract employers, the British Solid Minerals
Corporation that Mr. Bilger Joachim died alongside his wife, from the plane
crash in Nova Scotia which you can as well view.
http://www.greatdreams.com/crash.htm
This led my bank to immediately launch an investigation into reaching a
possible surviving next
of kin to alert him/her about the situation and also to come forward to
claim his estate.If you are familiar with private banking affairs,those who
patronize HSBC 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 since accounts are rarely held under
a particular name because depositors use numbers and codes to make the
accounts anonymous.
I must let you know that HSBC bank also gives the choice to depositors of
having messages sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there
are no traces of the account and as such 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.Bilger
Joachim 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 because no one has been contacted as far as this
management is concerned. We have scanned every continent and used our
private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root
of the problem.
This very large sum 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, and according to the Laws of Britain, at the
expiration of 7(seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
British 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 alarge amount of money deposited in my
bank,I alone have the deposit details and I will release the due funds to no
one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased, which I shall provide
you with if you agree to carry this out with me. Since I alone have the
power to attest to the claim and know of the existence of this
deposit. As far as HSBC 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.
This 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.Bilger
Joachim so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the
hands of some corrupt already rich government officials.Acting in this
capacity really is simple, i will engage and pay for the services of an
attorney
here whom can prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put
you in place as the next of kin.It is going to be legalised.By the time the
fund is finaly under your control,there would be enough documents to back up
the fund so that it can not be questioned in any part of the world.Any
documents the Attorney secure during documentation,i will scan and send to
you by email for your perusal.
I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you find no
interest in this project that you please let me know.I plead that you do not
be vindictive and destructive. If my offer or percentage share is of no
appeal to you,please let me know because of the time frame available of the
said funds being confiscated.But please do not destroy my career because you
do not approve of my proposal to you.
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 now, but the dynamics of my industry dictates
that I make this move and fast, because such opportunities only come ones'
way and probably once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by,
for once I find myself in total control
of my destiny. 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 no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and i guarantee you 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 favorable, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant information that will help you
get full
understanding of the transaction.
More information await you in my next respond to your email message.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Gerald Owen
drgeraldowen@yahoo.com
N.B
Definitely,a transaction of this magnititude needs funds to execute and make
it a reality and before,i contacted you,i have already made a feasibility
study on how much we would need to carryout this project and it is about
$35,000.
Do not be alarmed,you are not going to spend any fund of yours caused before
i contacted you,i have already made an arrangement with an investor in
canada,who is going to assist us with the funds needed for us to complete
the transaction.
If you are interested,immediately,give me your telephone/fax number and
contact address for me to give to the investor to contact you and send the
funds needed for us to complete the transaction.
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