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From: "Mr.Williams Wong" <williams_wong3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williams_wong111@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:48:56 -0500
Subject: From : BANK OF AMERICA (ASIA)LTD.
BANK OF AMERICA (ASIA)LTD.
17/F DEVCON HOUSE
979 KING'S ROAD HONG KONG.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Williams Wong, credit officer of Bank of America(Asia) Ltd,
Hong Kong.I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you.
On october 6, 2001, an American Engineer/Consultant with the Chinese
Solid Minerals Corporation,Mr. Mr. Steinmetz Horst made a (Fixed) Deposit
for
twelve calendar months,valued at US$40,500,000.00(Forty Million Five
Hundred thousand United
StateDollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his
contract employers,the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Mr.
Steinmetz Horst
died from a recurrent heart disease.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a will,
and all attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Mr.
Steinmetz Horst
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$40,500,000.00 is still lingering 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 Hong Kong Law,under china's foreign and defense affairs,at
the expiration of 5 (five)years,such funds will revert to the ownership of
the chinese
Government for financing military operations,such as purchasing of arms and
ammunitions
or the military.
In order to avert this negative development,i will like to seek for
your permission as a foreigner tostand as the next of kin to Mr. Mr.
Steinmetz Horst
so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be use for financing
weapons which will
further enhance the courses of war in the world in general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in the course of
the transaction.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
project
will be done by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer
guarantees the
successful execution of this project.If you are interested,please reply
immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and that will
help you understand the transaction.
You should observe utmost confidentiality,and rest assured that this
project would be most
profitable for both parties because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in your
country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Williams Wong.
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