Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Victor Bruce: London-Netherlands Bank (2004)
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From: “A.D.S VICTOR” vctr_brucecpryc@yahoo.com
Subject: URGENTLY
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:24:01 +0000
From: Victor Bruce
Personal email: vicbruce@myway.com
For your kind attention:
Dear Sir/Madam,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but i must
crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you.
I am Mr. Vctor Bruce, a Manager at the United Bank Ltd, London.
However I got your contact through the International web directory.
Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge Amount of Money
Valued USD17, 600,000.00 (Seventeen Million, six hundred Dollars Only)
that belongs to One of our late Customer Mr. William Barnes who died
In a plane crash. During our investigation and auditing in this bank,
my Department came Across a very huge sum of money belonging to MR.
KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS from Beverwijk, Netherlands, who died along with
his wife, MRS. KATRIEN DIONIJS and Daughter, MS. SOFIE DIONIJS so the
fund has Been dormant in his account with this Bank without Any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his Family or relation before
Our discovery to this development. The Banking law here stipulates
that if such money remains unclaimed for 15 years, it will be
forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is only a
foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this
discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to
pull out this dormant fund. In order to avert this negative
development. On behalf of my trusted colleagues we now seek your
permission to have you stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so
that the fund will be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary’s next of kin now that the bank is still expecting a next
of kin or relative of the deceased, MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS. We could
have done this deal alone but because of our position in this country
as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and
that would eventually raise an eye brow on our side during the time of
transfer since we still work in this bank, this is the actual reason
why we required a second party or fellow who will assist us forward
claims as the next of kin and also provide either an existing bank
account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this fund,
even an empty a/c can also serve for this purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 25% as gratification for your assistance to us, while 5%
will be set aside to take care of expenses on both sides that may
arise during the time of transfer and also for telephone bills, and
the remaining 70% will be for me and my colleague. What I want from
you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my
possession, all the necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the
operation. Bear in mind that this proposal is 100% risk free. Further
Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive
response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating
your wish. For confidentiality please contact me on my personal email
account:vicbruce@myway.com.
Best Regards,
Mr. Victor Bruce
United Bank Ltd
