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DEUTSCHE BANK
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Teng)
Sun Nov 25 14:14:29 2007
From: "John Teng" <johnteng_chamber@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markwhirst@yahoo.dk
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:14:18 -0500
Dear Friend,
I introduce myself as Mark Wildman, Global Head of Offshore Banking at
Deutsche Bank. A contracted staff of Perez and Hamilton contacted you
earlier
concerning Mr. Moser Arington and an investment placed under our banks
management 9 years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the
contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the
information you come by as a result of this mail. I contact you
independently
of our investigation and emphasise the reason of this communication. I would
like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest
to
you.
In 1996, the subject matter; Moser came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a
financial portfolio of Nineteen million United States dollars, which he
wished
to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf.I was the officer assigned to
his
case, I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto
global head of the Offshore banking sector, especially given the volume of
funds he wished to put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions prior to
any investments being placed. I encouraged him to consider various growth
funds with prime ratings. The favoured route in my advise to customers is to
start by assessing data on 6000 traditional stocks and bond managers and
2000
managers of alternative investments popularly known as hedge Funds based on
my
advice, We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive
margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest
stood at this point at over 19.37 million United States Dollars, this margin
was not the full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guaranteed
returns on investments.
In mid 1997, he asked that the money be liquidated
because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in
Antwerp. He directed that I liquidate the funds and had it deposited with a
firm in Spain. I informed him that Deutsche Bank would have to make special
arrangements to have this done and in order not to circumvent due process,
the
bank would have to make a 2.5 % deduction from the funds to cater for
banking
and statutory charges. He complained about the charges but later came around
when I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us,he
was more worried about the heavy taxation the European union might impose
and
also to avoid dual taxation from European member countries. Cash movement
across borders has become especially strict since the incidents of 9/11.
I contacted my affiliate in spain and had the funds available in mainland
Europe. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise
instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited at the madride based
security consultancy firm, Imperial Asset Management Company . Imperial
Asset
Management Company is a private firm that accepts deposits from high net
worth
individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products or
undertake transactions that need immediate access to cash. This small and
highly private organisation is familiar especially to the highly placed and
well-connected organisations.
In Line with instructions, the money was deposited with Imperial Asset
Management Company. Moser told me he wanted the money there in anticipation
of
his arrival from Norway later that week. This was the last communication we
had, this transpired around 27th September 1997. In June last year, we got a
call from Imperial Asset Management Company informing us of the inactivity
of
that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was
concerned, given the fact that I was still in the Offshore banking sector
I'm
the only one other than Tony Dupan who himself is on a year's leave of
absence
and is now a visiting lecturer at the London School Of Economics still works
for the bank as we both served on the sub-committee on Mr.Moser's portfolio
initially who knew about the deposit at Imperial Asset Management Company,
and
I could not understand why Moser had not come forward to claim his deposit.
We made futile efforts to locate Moser. I immediately passed the task of
locating him to the internal investigations department of Deutsche Bank.
Four
days later, information started to trickle in, apparently Moser was dead. A
person who suited his description was declared dead of a heart attack in
Canne, South of France. We were soon enough able to identify the body and
cause of death was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an investigation
into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to
come forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with Offshore banking
affairs, those who patronise our services usually prefer anonymity, but also
some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form,
he listed no next of kin.
In the field of Offshore banking, opening an account with us means no one
will
know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use
numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the
choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank
itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said,
rarely
do they nominate next of kin. Offshore Banking clients apart from not
nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care,
in
this case; Moser died interstate. In line with our internal processes for
account holders who have passed away, we instituted ourown investigations in
good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate.
This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have scanned
every continent and used our private investigation affiliate companies to
get
to the root of the problem. It is this investigation that resulted in my
being
furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased. My
official capacity dictates that my department supervises the eventual
outcome
of the investigation.You had unfortunately declared that you are in no way
affiliated with this individual. What this means, you being the last batch
of
names we had considered, is that our dear late fellow died with no known or
identifiable family member. This leaves you as the only person with the full
picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and
the
late beneficiary of the deposit. According to practise, Imperial Asset
Management Company will by the end of this year broadcast a request for
statements of claim to Deutsche Bank, failing to receive viable claims they
will most probably revert the deposit back to Deutsche Bank. This will
result
in the money entering the Deutsche Bank accounting system and the portfolio
will be out of my hands and out of the Offshore banking division. This will
not happen if I have my way. What I wish to relate to you will smack of
unethical practise but I want you to understand something. It is only an
outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking
world aberrational. The world of Offshore banking especially is fraught with
huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general
direction
of what I propose. There is US$ 19,370,000.00 deposited in madride, I have
the
deposit
details and they will release the deposit to no one unless under directives
from my office,as far as Deutsche Bank is concerned, the transaction with
Moser concluded when the funds were sent to Spain,
all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just routine and
due
process. Imperial Asset Management Company has no single idea of what's the
history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to
release the deposit to any party that comes forward as the beneficiary This
is
the situation. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track
this
manā??s family; they have investigated for years and have found no family.
The
investigation had been concluded and closed a while back not until our
recent
search. My proposal; you share similar details to the late fellow; I am
prepared to place you in a position to instruct Imperial Asset Management
Company to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.
Upon
receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you as the
beneficiary That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have
them release the deposit to you. You will get 30% of $19.37 million while I
take 70%. I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but
that
would have drawn a straight line to me and my involvement in claiming the
deposit. But on the other hand, you with the same name as the original
depositor would easily pass as the beneficiary with right to claim. I assure
you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days no later
than 10 business days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of
the file relating to Moser. I will then officially communicate with Imperial
Asset Management Company and instruct them to release the deposit to you.
With
these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have
Imperial Asset Management Company send the funds to another bank with you as
account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving
the money from Imperial Asset Management Company. We can fine-tune this
based
on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask
that if you find no interest in this project that you should reconsider your
position. I ask that you do not be too hasty to draw up conclusions as I
have
put in a lot of effort into this and your role will be only that of a
benefactor. You may not know this but people like myself who have made tidy
sums out of comparable situations run the whole Offshore sector and in my
profession this is not an uncommon practise as one might think I do not find
against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the
dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move.
Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. We should not let
this chance pass us by, for once I find myself in total control of my
destiny.
I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new
opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well
worth
undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the risks on your side is barely
minimal because hundreds of claims are filed everyday at the claims and
deposits departments so it's not an unusual practise that may raise eye-
brows
I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you
with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life.
Lets
share the blessing. If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me
through this same email account. I do not particularly know you so I would
wait on your response to judge your level of transparency and honesty need
not
you disappear after the money gets into your coffers with a level of
understanding between us I will start the initiation of this process towards
a
conclusion.I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines
nor
do I want you contacting me through my official email account as this
transaction will not be done under the clock of my employer. Contact will be
through my personal numbers and also through this email address, same could
apply to you if you wish. My official lines are not secure lines as they are
periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our
Total Quality Management Policy. A very dear friend of mine and university
classmate Mr.Michael Soden of Bank Of Ireland had to quit his job in May
when
unethical material was found on his office computer during a routine
maintenance of his machine and the results of the internal investigation
were
leaked to the local press seriously denting his career after all the
service,
good work and sacrifice he had given the industry.
Please observe this instruction religiously. Please,
again, note I am a family man, I have wife and children. I send you this
mail
not without a measure of doubt as to what the consequences, but I know
within
me that nothingventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never
come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learnt from
my
private banking clients.
Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should
plan a meeting soon.
I await your response. Please kindly get to me true my
private contact
+44 702 406 9752
markwhirst@yahoo.dk
Mark.
