From: "Mr. Vincent Zulu Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zvincentesq@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 12:06:16 -0700
Subject: Please can you receive and invest this for me?

Hello,
I know we do not know each other but please I need your urgent assistance regarding the below email. The message below was sent to my client who unfortunately died last year at the age of 84. From all indications and from what the letter says, some people are trying to divert my client’s funds to another account in Canada. My late client’s $52,900,000.00 has finally been approved but the bank is not aware that he has died and they are ready now to pay.

Some of the Directors who are aware that my client is late now want to divert the funds. I suffered with my client over this inheritance of his younger brother who died in South Africa leaving this huge amount in the bank. He was a Gold and Diamond miner. Now the money has finally been approved to my client Mr. Douglas Pettman who already died last year at 84 years.

I want to urgently present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin to my late client so that the $52,900,000.00. I have details to transfer this to your name as the Next of Kin to my client and the funds will be paid out to you within 48 to 72 hours for us to share 60% for me and 40% for you instead of letting these criminals have this money. Below is the letter they sent to me as the lawyer to the owner of the funds. Please get back to me immediately if you can be trusted to receive this money for me and keep my share in your country pending when I will arrive.

Email me your full name, complete address, occupation, Tel & Fax also a Cell phone number for easy contact. I shall give you more details upon your response. Please see the letter sent to from the Bank below. I really need your urgent help before they divert this money.

Regards,

Mr. Vincent Zulu Esq. (Attorney to the deceased)

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South Republic Bank
South Republic Building
121 Greyston Drive, Johannesburg 2162,
South Africa

Attn: Vincent Zulu Esq.
Attorney to Mr. Douglas Pettman.

Sir,

This is to officially notify you that your client’s delayed application for his Inheritance payment has finally been approved to be paid to him within the next 48 hours. We have completed all the confirmations and processes of his inheritance claim and have finally approved him as the final Next of Kin to our customer Late Mr. Bob Douglas who happens to be his brother.

Few days ago, a man by name Mr. Gregory Parks contacted our office informing us that your client (Mr. Douglas Pettman) gave him instruction and authority to receive the approved US$52,900,000.00 (Fifty Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars) only on his behalf. According to him, he said that your client asked him to represent him in receiving this amount. He also forwarded an account where your funds should be transferred to immediately.

Here is the information he forwarded to us for your own confirmation:

Mr. Gregory Parks
370 Lacroix Street Chatham, Ontario Canada N7M 2W3
TD Canada Trust
255 King Street at 3rd Chatham, Ontario Canada N7M 1E6
Account# 0011-6243094
Transit & Branch # 060-00112-004

We have tried severally to contact your client Mr. Douglas Pettman and have not received any response from him. We want you to confirm to us immediately if your client at any time instructed the above person to receive this amount on his behalf and if no, you and your client are requested to immediately get back to us reconfirming the details where the $52,900,000.00 is to be transferred to within the next 48 hours.

Upon receipt of your confirmation, we shall immediately process your payment and carry out your transfer within the next 48 hours after processing. If you sent this man, do reconfirm also to enable us proceed with the payment into the above stated account without any further delay. We will appreciate your urgent response and confirmation because the Ministry of Finance of South Africa has been given until seven (7) working days to carry out all approved payments or return them as unclaimed funds. Note that the earlier you respond to this message, the better as all modalities have been put in place for immediate payment of the above sum.

Thanking you for letting us serve you better.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Abel Nkulu Wilson
Accounts Department
South Republic Bank South Africa

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Above is their letter to my client and I need you to help me in receiving the funds urgently. This is 100% legal and risk free as I am the legal representative of the deceased and the only one to appoint the Next of Kin. All legal documents will also be provided to legalize this transfer. I await your urgent response. Mr. Vincent Zulu Esq.