Subject: personal win hang bank ltd 253 - 259 castle peak road , cheung sha wan , kowloon , hong kong . reply destinyl 21212121 @ netscape . net i am mr . srichai pope , credit officer of win hang bank ltd . i have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you . on august 6 , 1999 , a british consultant / contractor with the chinese solid minerals corporation , mr . philip brian a british citizen made a numbered time ( fixed ) deposit for twelve calendar months , valued at us $ 38 , 000 , 000 . 00 ( thirty - eight million dollars only ) in my branch . upon maturity , i sent aroutine 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 hong kong solid minerals corporation that mr . philip brian died from a boat mishap . on further investigation , i found out that he died without making a will , and all attempts totrace his next of kin was fruitless . i therefore made further investigation and discovered that mr . philip brian did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents , including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank . this sum of us $ 38 , 000 , 000 . 00 is still sitting in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year . no one will ever come forward to claim it . according to laws of hong kong , at the expiration of 5 ( five ) years , the money will revert to the ownership of the hong kong 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 next of kin to mr . philip brian so that the fruits of this old man ' s labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials . this is simple , i will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin . the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 65 % for me and 30 % for you and 5 % for expenses incurred in the course of the transaction . there is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction . if you are interested , please reply immediately to my e - mail box . destinyl 21212121 @ netscape . net upon your response , i shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction . please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication . you should observe utmost confidentiality , and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country . awaiting your urgent reply . sincerely mr . srichai pope .