Here's a new wrinkle--they've branched out. This one is from South Korea! It came in via a listserv account I manage, and the subject line says "Can You Help?"


From the desk of:
Mr. Sang D. Lee
Korea Exchange Bank.
Seoul-South Korea
Website:http://www.yescard.co.kr/iren/about/iren_about_manaprof.asp



I am Mr Sang-Duck Lee, auditor of the Korean Exchange
Bank, Seoul,South Korea. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.

Sometime ago a European Oil consultant/contractor with
the South Koren Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. David
Moore made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$45,000,000.00 (Fourty
Five 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 South Korean Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.
David Moore died from a BAC Airplane crash. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making
a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. David Moore did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$45,000,000.00 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 Republic of
South Korea, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the South Korean
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. David
Moore so that the fruits of this old man's labour 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. We shall employ the services of an attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that
you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The
money will be paid into your account for us to share
in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% 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 auditor of the bank guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address above. 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.

Please 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 via my email address

Thanks and regards.
Mr.Lee Sang-Duck