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This Dodgy E-mail came through to me recently and I need
to know
a)if anyone else got this crap?
b)how do I stop it?
c)Whats the virus or obvious catch with it?
I dont use E-mail often and dont have many people on my
contact list, none of them sent it either.
The E-mail:
"Mr.Christopher Tayelor
Brait Merchant Bank.
9 Fricker Road,
Illovo Boulevard
Illovo Sandton
Republic of South Africa.
Email: (e-mail address removed)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Christopher Tayelor, Bank Manager of Brait Merchant
Bank. ,South Africa.This is an urgent and very
confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with
the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Mr.Steve Warren made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at
US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred
thousand Dollars) 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 National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr.Steve Warren died from an automobile accident.
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.Steve Warren did not declare any kin or relations
in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$26,500,000.00 has
carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to
South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money which was
fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as
a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you
can be able to claim them with the help of my attorney.
This is simple.I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address so that the Attorney will
prepare the necessary documents which will put you in
place as the
beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio
of 80% for me and 20% for you. The paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my
email address and Upon your response,I shall then provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in real estate within your country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction
our communication can only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.
Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Christpher Tayelor,
Manager,
Brait Merchant Bank.
..
to know
a)if anyone else got this crap?
b)how do I stop it?
c)Whats the virus or obvious catch with it?
I dont use E-mail often and dont have many people on my
contact list, none of them sent it either.
The E-mail:
"Mr.Christopher Tayelor
Brait Merchant Bank.
9 Fricker Road,
Illovo Boulevard
Illovo Sandton
Republic of South Africa.
Email: (e-mail address removed)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Christopher Tayelor, Bank Manager of Brait Merchant
Bank. ,South Africa.This is an urgent and very
confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with
the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Mr.Steve Warren made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at
US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred
thousand Dollars) 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 National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr.Steve Warren died from an automobile accident.
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.Steve Warren did not declare any kin or relations
in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$26,500,000.00 has
carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to
South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money which was
fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I as
a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.
I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you
can be able to claim them with the help of my attorney.
This is simple.I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address so that the Attorney will
prepare the necessary documents which will put you in
place as the
beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio
of 80% for me and 20% for you. The paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the Attorney and this will
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my
email address and Upon your response,I shall then provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share in real estate within your country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction
our communication can only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.
Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Christpher Tayelor,
Manager,
Brait Merchant Bank.
..