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From: "Simon" <[email protected]>My name is Mr. Simon Notley, a senior auditing officer with First National Bank, South Africa. There is an account opened in this bank in 2010 and since 2013 nobody has operated on this account again until 2018 when it was discovered. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if the fund is not remitted out urgently, it would be forfeited to the government. The owner of this account died since 2012 and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this bank does not know anything about the death of the depositor.
Reply: "Simon" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 11:53:18 -0500
Subject: From Simon,
The amount involved is huge, and to transfer the funds out of First National Bank (FNB), I have picked up the trust and courage to write you this Email with divine confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business transaction believing also that you will never let me down either now or in the future.
I want to transfer this fund into a safe foreign account abroad, that is why I am contacting you because you are a foreigner because this money can only be approved for payment to a foreigner; more so, it cannot be approved by any local bank here, as this money is in US Dollars hence the former owner of this account is a foreigner too. I know that this proposal will come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves before.
However, I got your contact from a trade consultant here in South Africa, though I did not disclose the purpose of seeking for a foreign business partner to him. After the successful completion of this transfer, we shall be entitled to 50% each. All the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure 100% risk free situation on the side of both parties.
Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed, considering my positions in the bank.
All things being equal, this transaction will be within 14 working days as soon as I hear from you and please treat with utmost confidentiality.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Notley