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From: "Mr. Matthew Edward"<[email protected]>
Reply: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 23:25:23 -0700
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY FOR OUR BOTH BENEFIT
Hello ,
I am Mr. Matthew Edward , the Head of Accounting Audit Committee
Department of Bank Central Asia. This is about a business proposal
that will be of an immense benefit for both of us.
In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of $15.6 Million US
Dollars in an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer
Mr Robert Lawton, an Australian businessman and who was one of the
victim of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) which crashed in
the south of the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014 from Kuala Lumpur
International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport killing
all on board including his wife Mrs Lawton Catherine
Mr Robert Lawton and Mrs. Lawton Catherine are number 64/65 on the
list; see the link below manifest of the flight:
<Suspicious hyperlink>
Since their death, our bank has been waiting for the next of kin to
come for the claim of their money and goods valued the sum of $15.6
Million US Dollars. But nobody has done so, I personally have failed
in the search for her relatives, I seek your consent to present you to
the bank as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $15.6 Million US Dollars will be paid to you.
The deal will be divided in this ratio: 50% for me and 50% for you. I
have in my possession all the necessary and important documents that
can be used in this business. I need your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee you 100% success in this business; you can be rest
assured that this transaction is executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both here
and in your country.
If you are handling this deal, kindly provide me with the following
details so that I could upload them here in our bank’s database as the
rightful beneficiary to this fund:
1, your first full name:
2, your private telephone numbers (office and mobile)
3, private fax number:
4, your full address:
5, Your Age / Gender:
6, your job / profession:
7, Private / alternative e-mail address:
8, Nationality:
Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you,
hoping that you will find this proposal interesting, please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will
provide you with more information.
Please let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting. Note:
Do not forget that this business requires absolute secrecy and has to
be done as quickly as possible.
Contact me through my personal Email: [email protected]
Best regards,
Mr. Matthew Edward
Head of Accounting Audit Committee Department
Bank Central Asia.