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Here’s a mind blower variant on the YANL. Check it out especially all the different bank names, places and variables.

It still maintains the basic fraud giveaways: Something offered for nothing. Too good to be true, for sure

It also has the telltale clues that these schemers use regularly: No Recipient name, improbable scenario, poor or stilted English.

HOW MANY CLUES DO YOU NEED TO KNOW IT’S A SCAM?

Anyhow, in 7 days they’ll know that someone is dead.

By the time we actually publish this, it won’t matter because, since we didn’t answer within the 7 day limit set in the email, they’ll know we, or some other unnamed party, is dead.

If they only published fewer scam emails we wouldn’t have such a long queue of them and then they may get a hint that someone who got their email is alive. Sorry.

(Note: We changed the numbers to protect the gullible.)

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 (MEST)
From: “bankofscotland2@terra.es”
Subject: ALIVE OR DEAD

Attention: Beneficiary

Sir,

ALIVE OR DEAD

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the year 2008 , we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year/2 Years ago or have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund. They have also forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive this money.

Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: nnn-nnnnnn-nnn
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: AAAAAAAA

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 7 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.

If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accomplices.

Yours Faithfully.

Mr. Frank Woodward

Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
Bank of Scotland, Isle of Man
London Uk
Ph: 00 44 1111111111
Email:frank01a@walla.com

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