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From: halifax101@halifaxtnt.com
Reply-To: sstevenz3@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:07:16 +0000
Subject: Contact Stanley Stevens
Dear Friend,
My Name is Stanley Stevens a Partner with a consulting firm. My firm has been contracted by Halifax Bank UK to assist sought out and track down over 110,000 owners of old and unused account worth over £144M in their bank including 13million in unredeemed savings bonds,http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005300000-2007080336,00.html (please click on link for verification as published in the sun Tuesday 20 Feb. 2007). I am the chief accountant Entrusted with the responsibility of this process with my firm. During our investigation I was privileged to have access to several of these dormant accounts. One particular account came to my attention. Information Regarding The Account of Bryan Pearce (Mr) a businessman who made a numbered fixed deposit for 48 calendar months, valued at a profiling amount to the tune of Eleven million five hundred thousand British pounds but now valued at Twelve Million, Nine hundred and eighty nine thousand pounds seventy two pence (only) My attention was drawn to this Account as upon maturity, several notices were sent but no response has been received as regards the Account. This is however quite typical as issues like unreported change of address, expiration of postal forwarding order, name change after marriage/Divorce and often incomplete or illegible records make it quite difficult. However on meticulous investigation, I discovered that the Named Beneficiary, Mr. Bryan Pearce had passed away; leaving no beneficiary. All Efforts to trace Family Members Have Proved Abortive, However let me intimate you that an account in its second year of being dormant, no further statements are issued and interest is not credited to the account. The customer can only reactivate the account by contacting the bank, or a next of kin contacting the bank. Rules however apply to this type of Account in the form of Ownership and Beneficiary Designation, as specified on the account records. The bank cannot make representations as to the appropriateness or effect of the ownership and beneficiary designations, in the instance of a beneficiary being available and establishes contact.
The reason for my contacting you is for you to establish yourself as the next of kin and beneficiary to these funds as an “Escheat†might soon be approved (Legal procedure whereby property/assets are returned to the state/Government when there is a Failure of persons legally qualified to inherit/Claim)
I want you to know that if you agree to my proposal I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have an Attorney that will prepare the necessary documentation that will legally validate yourself as the next of kin to Mr. Bryan Pearce, and make representations on your behalf, Be aware that after you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and probate in your favor for the release of the funds. There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please Endeavour to observe the most discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you.
Please do take time to think about my offer but make haste as we have limited time to carry out my plan, Claims are often honored in perpetuity but there are time limits on certain types of assets, so prompt and proactive action is advised. Please if you are not interested kindly delete as applicable for I can only spare three days from sending you this mail before I contact another person to help out. If you are willing to proceed you can contact me on via my mail address for further details.
Thanks you for your time,
I await a favorable response from you.
Stanley Stevens
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