From: "Mr. Itsuki Yoshitomi." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mshopper20@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 01:08:04 +0800
Subject: Greetings from Japan

Greetings from Japan,

I am in receipt of your email and I thank you for your prompt response and willingness to assist. I am Mr. Itsuki Yoshitomi Head of Account Dept. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Japan. It's sad to say, amid the earthquake/tsunami that swept my country Japan I lost a credible customer with his entire family. My late customer left (US$21Million) in his account. My government is proposing bank account update for every account holder in my country. Any account without living heir or claimant will be sent into the Government treasury for the relief and reconstruction of the country’s devastated areas. I do not want the funds to be transferred into the Government treasury.

Let me re-assure you that everything about this money is legal. For this transaction to commence, I will need you to tell me about yourself and provide me with your details so I can be sure of who I am about to engage in business and if you have the capacity to handle sums of this nature. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this email confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this email. I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication.

Mr. Bock Man Chun was a Toyota Merchant before the mysterious earthquake/tsunami took him, his wife and two daughters. The IRS investigated that he was driving with his family when the earthquake struck and crushed them. He was a good customer and a friend of mine. He made a deposit of $21m in my bank under my supervision. He made it anonymous to avoid traces and interrogation by his company and government. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. From our private discussion in the past he made me to know that he is the only child of his late parents. Now there is no one to contact hence I do not want the funds to go into the Government treasury. I am contacting you to help me receive these funds. I cannot do this all alone because of my position. I will use my resources to attain the entire legal document to back up the claim in your name and transfer the funds to your account. All I need is sincerity and trust worthiness because I don't want to be swindled after transferring the funds to you.

If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their email sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account. Private banking clients apart from not nominating any next of kin also usually in most cases leave WILLS in our care, 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. I alone know the history of the depositor for as far as the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi is concerned, the bank's management has no single idea of the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to the party that comes forward. They will release the deposit to no one unless evidence of relationship with the deceased, which I shall provide you with. This is the situation.

Consequently, what I propose is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the deceased depositor so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who are under the pretense of trying to reconstruct my country Japan. Acting in this capacity really is simple as I will explain in detail to you when I get your response. Being aware of this request I am making, I ask that if you find no interest in this project you should delete this email and forget I ever contacted you. Do not be vindictive and destructive if my offer is of no appeal 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.
Such opportunities only come once in a lifetime. If you will not work with me let me know and I will move on with my life but do not destroy me. I wish to inform you that you should not contact me via official channels. Contact me only through this email address. I do not want any direct phone conversation link between you and me. My official lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide my family with new opportunities. The reward for this project makes it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank.
My position as the Head of Finance Dept guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you find yourself able to work with me, I urge you to indicate to that effect.I am certain that we can conclude this transaction within Eight (8) banking days from the date of my receipt of the reconfirmation of relevant information from you as I have outlined below:

Your International passport or driver’s license.
Full Name:
Age:
Profession/Occupation:
Your Present address:
Your confidential Telephone number (not voice mail or answering machine)
Your secured Fax number (Dedicated and always available on fax):
Your most secured Email address:
Your Country:

I will update all the bank record to your name and proceed to appointing an attorney who will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin to (the deceased depositor). The very good thing about this transaction is that it will be done in a very proper and legal manner.
Please note I am a family man I have a wife and children, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. The truth I have learned from my private banking clients who are wealthy and successful is that success comes from making use of any available opportunity. Do not betray my confidence in you. If we can be of one accord we should plan a meeting soon. Be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Itsuki Yoshitomi.