The Nigeria scam in Chinese ....

Yes, this is a typical 419-scam. The story is just ajusted to give it a chinese flair. Hong Kong, a financial power center, is the perfect setting for a story like this.

Would you believe it? Joseph has also given this story a touch of actuality, in stating the investor and his family perished in the Tsunami at the beginning of the year!

To tell the truth, in all of these "looking-for-the-next-of-kin" stories, the money allways belongs to people who tragically perished in some disaster or other.

And, of course, time is of importance, otherwise the money goes to the state if it is not claimed by someone. :-)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Urgent Response. (01-Jul-2005 19:49)
From: joshchaux@primposta.com
To:

Mr Chau Joseph.
Leighton Centre
Unit 172967
Leighton Road,
Hong Kong.
E-mail:joshchaux@primposta.com

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Joseph Chau of Investment Banking, Union Bank Of China. On July 6, 2004, our client Mr. Irvin poot, a businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 6 (six) calendar months, with a value of US$20.5m only in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him and no response came from him. Another notification was sent early February and still no response came from him. The Bank officially sent two-man delegate to his residence in Malaysia were he reside only to find out that the business mogul and his family perished in the Tsunami disaster.

After further investigations, it was also discovered that Mr. Irvin Poot 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 he visited my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my
bank. So, Twenty million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is
still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to the laws of my country, at the expiration of one year (1 year) the funds will revert to the ownership of Hong Kong Government if
nobody applies to claim the funds.

I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot to enable you receive the funds. Lets put heads together to see how we can transfer these funds out of Hong Kong and use it judiciously.

I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot, all that is require from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full names and Address including your direct phone and fax numbers for my
Attorney to commence his job.

My Attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the funds to be move to an account that will be provided by you.

We are going to adopt a legalized method and the Attorney will prepare all the necessary documents and no risk involve.

Note that sharing percentage is negotiable by the two parties. Contact me on this email address (joshchaux@primposta.com) with your full names, address, fax and telephone number if you are interested and more details will be provided to you about the Project.

Sincerely,
Chau Joseph.