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From: "pk_wchan" <pk_wchan@indiatimes.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:12:24 +0530
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONDS WILL BE APPRECIATED!!!
Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Patrick K.
W. Chan. Executive
Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Hang Seng
Bank Ltd.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Major Fadi
Basem who was with
the Iraqi forces and also business man made a
numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four
million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my
branch. Upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, even during the war,
early this year.
Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response
came from him. We later found out that the Major and
his family had been
killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that
Major Fadi
Basem did not declare any next of kin in his official
papers including
the paper work of his bankdeposit. And he also
confided in me the last
time he was at my office that no one except me knew of
his deposit in
my bank. So, Twenty Four millions Five Hundred
Thousand United State
Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever
come forward to
claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the
laws of
my country at the expiration of four years the funds will
revert to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the
funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is
that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Major
Fadi Basem so
that you will be able to receive his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned
out so that we
shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney
that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up
as the next of kin
to Major Fadi Basem , all that is required from you at
this stage is
for you to provide me with your Full Names and
Address so that the
attorney can commence his job. After you have been
made the next of
kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf
and
secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in
your favour to
be able to move the funds to an account that will be
provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are
going to adopt
a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary
documents.Please endeavor to observe utmost
discretion in all matters
concerning this issue.Once the funds have been
transferred to your
nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of
70% for me, 30%
for you . Should you be interested please send me your
full names and
current residential address and I will prefer you to
reach me on the
email address below;
pk_23chan@yahoo.com.hk
and finally after that i shall provide you with more
details of this
operation.
Your earliest response to this mail will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr Patrick k.w. chan.
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