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Hi there
I am a South African citizen and an ex Police Officer and recently I was sent an Email from the following person:
"PULAI SPRINGS BERHAD
Lot 2-1-61, First Floor
WISMA RAMPAI, JALAN 34/26
TAMAN SRI RAMPAI,
Kuala Lumpur
53300
Tel; +60169645069.
Dear Anthony David Williams,
My name is Mr Datuk Azzat Bin Kamaludin, a legal practitioner with Pulai Springs Berhad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I saw your contact and profile and decided that you could cooperate with me in this proposition.
I have a client by Name Mr. Edwards Williams, who was deceased in November, 2005, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.I am contacting you because you have the same surname as my deceased client and i felt that you could help me in the distribution of funding that were left in my deceased client's bank account. This funding is closed to be declared un-serviceable by the bank as there were no indicated next of kin or next of beneficiary of the funding in the bank account.
The total amount of cash in the bank account of my deceased client is US$ 12.5 Million ( Say, Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars Only ),The bank had issued to me a notification to contact the next of kin of my deceased client for either to re-activate the bank account or to make
claim of beneficiary, of the funding in the bank account, with a month surcharge of 6% to be deducted as an Escrow safe keeping fee of the bank account,so
as to avoid the indefinite closure of the bank account.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present your kind self as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client, since you have the same last name with him.
This means that the proceeds of his bank account would be paid to you as his next of kin or the legitimate beneficiary. When the proceeds in his bank account are paid to you, we would share the proceeds on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 60% to me and 40% to your kind self. All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin would be provided by me. The most important thing I would need is your honest cooperation in this proposition.This would be done
under a legitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law.
If this business proposition offends your moral and ethical values,feel free to back out. Please contact me at once if you are interested reply through
my personal email (barrdatuk_binkamaludin@inbox.com).
Regards,
Barr. Azzat Bin Kamaludin M.ESQ
Senior Advocate/Solicitor."
I replied to him, all the while realising that this was a Scam of Note in order to assess the intensity of it!
He then replied with the following:
On Dec 13, 2007 6:03 AM, Datuk Kamaludin <barrdatuk_binkamaludin@inbox.com> wrote:
Attn: Williams,
First,let me introduce my self once more. I am
Barrister Azzat Bin Kamaludin,I am a married father of
four, aged 62. I am a senior advocate in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, attached is my identity card (MY NOTE : This was a photocopy of the flag of wherever together with a very bad photograph and CAPITAL LETTERING DISPLAYING HIS NAME , TITLE AND PROFESSION ON THE CARD!!) and my berrister certificate. (WHICH HAD A VIRUS IN THE DOWNLOAD
I got your contact in a research Company,
Chamber of Commerce the last time i went to China
for research of some one bearing the same last name
with my late client, so i decided to give you a trial.
And i must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk
free now till every thing is completed by your name, though
is not by force to work on a transaction like this because we are
going to benefit mutually from this transaction.
As I told you in my proposal mail,I choose you because
of your last name, which is exactly the same as my
late client's name,which is similar to that of my late
client. Is not that you are his relative, I only want
to present you based on your last name.
My client died in 2005 at the age of 43 and since then
all the efforts of the Bank to locate his beneficiary
failed, this is the reason they contacted me to trace
his origin.
The fund will be transferred to your account by the
holding bank here after a successful claim has been
made.There is no risk to this transaction as we will
process all the required documents by law for a
beneficiary claim.There are no other living relative,
actually my client was born by two migrant workers
that came to Malaysia in 50's.
In this transaction we will go step by step, first
with the legal documents to back up the claim and
secondly, the monetary documents for the transfer.
As I also made you to understand in my first mail, the
bank asked me to contact his beneficiary/ his next of
kin, as his Lawyer he did not leave any beneficiary
name or next of kin with me, facing the situation, I
decided to search for a good person of trust and one
who bears the same last name as my late client, that
will suite as his/her next of kin/bona fide beneficiary.
For the legal ramifications, be rest assured on that.
This is my operational field, for I do know all the
loop holes involved and will handle them with great
professionalism.I will provide all the necessary legal
documents that will back you up as the bona fide
beneficiary of my late client, all I need from you is
to cooperate with me and be honest in our agreement,
If 60%/40%,60 for me and 40 for you, is OK by you.
I will send you a beneficiary affidavit form from
the high court, which you will fill and resend to
me, for me to swear under oath in high court of
Malaysia that you are truly the bona fide beneficiary
of my late client and from here we will commence.
Fill free to ask any question you want to ask for
better understanding of the transaction.
If I can count on your honesty, cooperation and
confidence, reply positively for me to start the paper
work.It is situated here in Malaysia.Honesty and
Confidentiality of this transaction is very important.
Note: Here is my private number,+60169645069,you can
reach me at any time of the day, except when i have a
case to defend in court. I wait your urgent response
with your phone numbers for more discussion.
Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Azzat Bin Kamaludin M.ESQ,
Senior Advocate/Solicitor."
My final reply to this was that I would inform my attorney of the same and supply him with all the details in order that he communicate directly with my attorney. I also mentioned to him that I was an ex Police Officer.
The result: No further word.
Be warned ! This is obviously in the same vein as the numerous Lottery /Big Winner / Free Grant etc scams which are sweeping the Internet.
Sorry about the length of it but I think it tells a story of the nutters out there trying to rip us off.
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