British Expats - I'M Rich

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From: "mike vusi" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book
To: [email protected]
Subject: Urgent Message
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:44:52 +0200

FROM THE OFFICE OF MIKE VUSI.
JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS.

ATTN: SIR,

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t
know
each other, but for purpose of introduction, I am MIKE VUSI. The bank
manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF South Africa (ABSA). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1982 and since 1990, nobody has operated in this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remove this money out urgently, it would be
forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is MR. ADAMS COLMAN, a
foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold company a geologist by profession
and
he died since 1990.

No other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigations proved to me as
well
that his company does not know anything about this account. The amount
involved is US$24,500:000:00 (TWENTY FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS). I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this
money can not be approved to a
local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account
because the
money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account is MR. ADAMS
COLMAN is a foreigner too. I know that this Message will come to you as
a
surprise as we donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement,
but
be sure that it is real and a genuine business.

Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to
transfer
this fund to your resident Bank Account immediately. Send also your
private
telephone and fax numbers including the full details of the account to
be
used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding
agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a
foreign account or any account of your choice where this money will be
safe.
And I will fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and other
investments.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with
foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make
this
work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to
any
foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will
give to
you later immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle such
amount
in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice
for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again
in my
life. I need truthful person in this business, because I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t want to
make
mistake, I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office, I can transfer this
money now to any foreignerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s reliable account, which you can provide
with
assurance that this money will be intact bending my physical arrival in
your
country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately
you receive this money, leaving no trace to any place. You can also
come to
discuss with me face to face after whom I will make this remittance in
your
presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead
of
the
money going into the account. I will apply for my annual leave to get
visas
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this
fund
in your account. I will use my position and influence to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with
appropriate
clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At
the
conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount,
70%
will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have
incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to your
earliest
reply through my e-mail.
Regards,

MIKE VUSI. AMALGAMATED BANK OF South Africa (ABSA).

So I think I will be telling my boss to stuff his job :)