A couple of days ago, I received an email that looks very much like the Sir Richard Williams Version of the Next of Kin Scam Email or Next of Kin / Barrister scam email or Another Next of Kin scam email that I have received previously. It is pretty the exact same message with a few changes in the wording.

As always, one of the biggest tip offs in messages like this are the misspellings of key words. In this case the word mining is spelled minning. Since this is the name of the company, it probably should be spelled correctly.

Here are the contents of the email message:

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From: "Mr.Christopher Hayward Davis." <businessinfo2011@freenet.de>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:32 AM
Subject: My Proposition. Dated 06/02/2008.

NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT(UK)LTD.
TRAFALGAR HOUSE
11,WATERLOO PLACE
LONDON SW 1 Y4 AU
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Christopher Hayward Davis,General Manager of National Bank Of Egypt, London,United Kingdom Branch.I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

On June 6, 1999, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the South Africa Minning Corporation, Mr. Charles Anderson made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty 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 the south Africa minning Corporation that Mr.Charles Anderson died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Anderson did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Charles Anderson so that the fruits of this man 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 i will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. I will in your name resume the processing and notarization of all the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor in order for the transfer to take place. Awaiting your urgent reply.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Christopher Hayward Davis.

If you receive a message like this, it is a scam, don't reply to it, just deleted it.