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If you have an email account and have ever peeked into that mysterious folder marked "SPAM", you have probably seen an email like this, offering you untold wealth with little effort. I wondered what would happen if I responded with interest to one such offer…

First, this is the email that I received.

On Nov 28, 2007 6:52 PM, Mr. peter wong <rwong@myway.com> wrote:

DEAR FRIEND,

I am Mr.paul leech Executive Director of the Hang Seng
Bank Ltd, taiwan.An Iraqi named Besem Faruak,
a business man made a numbered fixed deposit of
(126,336,8299.38 hk) for 18 calendar months, this is
 valued  to Eigth milion United State Dollars only  in
my branch.

Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even
during the war,four years ago (2003). Again after the
war another  notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later  found out
that Besem Faruak, and his family had been killed
during the  war in Gunfire that hit their

home at Mukaradeeb where his personal  oil well was.
After further investigation it was also discovered
that Besem Faruak,
 did not declare any next of kin in his official
papers including the  paper work of his bank deposit.
And he also confided in me the last  time we was

 at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in  my bank. So, Eigth  milion United State
Dollars is still lying
 in my bank and no one will ever come forward to
claim it. What bothers me is that according to the
laws of my country

at the expiration five years six months the funds will
revert to the  ownership of the hong kong Government if
nobody
applies to claim the  funds.

My proposal, I am prepared to place you as the next of
kin in a  position to instruct HANG SENG BANK to
release the deposit to you as  the closest
surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am
prepared to share the money with you in half. That is:
I will simply  nominate you as the
 next of kin and have them release the deposit to
you. We share the procentange50/50.

I would have gone ahead to ask  the funds be released
to me, but that would have drawn a straight line  in
my involvement in claiming the
deposit.I assure you that I could  have the deposit
released to you within a few days.
 I will simply  inform the bank of the final closing
of the file relating to Besem Faruak, I will then
officially communicate with my
 Bank and instruct  them to release the deposit to
you. With these: all is done.

I am  aware of the consequences of this
proposal.should be interested in executing this with
me;
indicate your interest by sending me the following:

1. YOUR NAME
2. YOUR RESIDENT ADDRESS
3. YOUR OCCUPATION
4. YOUR PHONE NUMBER
5. DATE OF BIRTH
6. COUNTRY OF RESIDENT

Your response with the requested information should be
sent to reach me at my personal email address below:
peterwong_4@yahoo.com.hk

I shall then provide you with more details on this
operation when I hear from you.

Sincerely,
Mr.peter wong

 

How could I not jump on that offer?!

So, I wrote:

Mr Wong,
I am flattered and honored that you have chosen me as the vessel for this admirable venture. I’m a very spiritual man, and I believe strongly that good deeds are repaid tenfold. I had no idea that when I gave the woman with the salvation army tin and the bell money it would come back to me so quickly, and about a million times!

You haven’t made a mistake. I think we will be excellent business partners, and despite what some people say, two wrongs don’t make a right, but one Mr. Wong does!!

Sincerely,

Justin