From: "mathew waterman" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:29:27 -0700
Subject: PROPOSAL

Good day,

I am Mathew Waterman, Head of Audit. In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account which was opened in 2000 belonging to a dead foreigner Late Richard Neupane who died in 2003. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his next of kin.My intention is to transfer the sum of $5.1M in the aforementioned account to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me. For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with 50% of the entire funds to you. After going through the deceased person's records and files, I discovered that:

(1) No one has operated this account since 2003

(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating.

(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known beneficiary.

If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to HSBC Bank Coffers which will benefit only the directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name.

However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which I will provide you with and also guide and guard you on how to make your applications.
Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential.

Kindly forward your telephone and fax numbers where I can reach you so we could concretize this deal. I look forward to your prompt response

Sincerely,

Mathew Waterman
Barclays Bank.