US$30,000,000.00 in Shenzhen, Republic of China

Today, I received another spam e-mail. This one is really funny. It claims to be from the Bank of China in Shenzhen, but the author mixes the People's Republic of China up with the Republic of China (which is Taiwan). Bad mistake! Furthermore, the Bank of China website is: www.bank-of-china.com, not www.bankofchina.com!

I am Zhu Li, Bank Manager of Bank in China, Shenzhen branch.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

On November 6, 2001, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the
Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00
(Thirty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine 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 Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation
that he died from an automobile accident. On further investigation,
I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of
Republic of China, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Chinese 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 the man 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 60% for me and 40%
for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the
private email address: zhuli23@yahoo.com.cn

Thanks and regards.

Zhu Li.