text: "Dear friendI am Brian Smith Esq my client is one of the top Managers of Midland=20Bank London Branch and his colleague in the same bank here in the=20United Kingdom have an urgentand very confidential business proposition=20for you. On June 6th 2001 a Chinese business man Mr.CHOW LIU=20deposited in his personal safety deposit vault currency valued at=20=A317500000.00 (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pound=20Sterling) in my client's branch.  Upon expiration of the period of=20leasehold of his safety deposit vault two years ago my client sent a=20routine notification to=20his forwarding address but got no reply.Some months ago a reminder was sent and finally it was discovered he=20had passed away. On further investigation it was discovered that he=20did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were=20fruitless. Further investigations revealed that Mr. CHOW LIU did not=20declare=20any next-of- kin in all his official documents in my clients' bank.=20This sum of =A317500000.00 is still in the Vault which was opened and=20the keys changed upon the expiration of the period of leaseholdby=20myclients.  Consequently my proposal is that myclients will like you=20as a=20foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. CHOW LIU.=20This is simple. I will like you to provide me immediately with your=20full names and address so that by virtue of my position as an attorney=20I will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put=20you in place as the next of kin.  I shall do the drafting and=20notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter=20of probate/administration in your favor form the shipment of the funds=20through a courrier company to you. The money will be shipped by courier=20to you for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and my clients and=2020% for you.=20I hope that is okay.  There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for=20this transaction will be done by me as an attorney and the position of=20my client as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of=20this transaction. If you areinterested please reply immediately via=20email:- brian_smith650@hotmail.com  If on the other hand you are not=20interested please disregard this mail and I will not contact you=20again.  Upon your response I shall then provide you with my phone=20number more details of the transaction and the relevant documents that=20will help you=20understand.Please observe utmost confidentiality and be restassured that this=20transaction would be most profitable for all of us.Best regardsBrian Smith (Esq)."