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Got the same email 2/24/2016 I'm in Los Angeles so beware he's on this side of the world now
I got an email today about a Daniel Hildebrandt. This Richard guy says hes from South Africa and that Daniel died Oct 2007, here is the email below he sent me...
Richard Traut
9:25 PM (4 hours ago)
to me
Tel: +27 735 549 387
South Africa.
Good day Jamie,
How are you today? Below was my first email to you:
I am Richard Traut, A Private Investment Manager to the late Mr. Daniel Hildebrandt, hereinafter referred to as my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 4th of Oct., 2007.
Since the death of my client in Oct., 2007, I have written several letters to the few people I know with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.
More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of Thirty (30) Million Dollars.
On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" Bank as my late client’s surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the Bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client.
I propose that 50% of the net sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this transaction in so far as I do not incur further expenses.
Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund, you need, first to contact me via fax/email signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately appraise you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the Bank.
HOWEVER, you will have to accent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality.
Best regards,
Richard Traut.
I received the same email today.
Good day Lisa
I am Richard Traut. I have emailed you earlier on without any response from you.On my first email I mentioned about my late client Daniel whose relatives I cannot get in touch with. But both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to front you as his official next of kin.I am compelled to do this because I would not want the finance house to push my clients funds into their treasury as unclaimed inheritance. If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you Comprehensive details on what we are to do.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Traut.
Oh and I forgot to mention that I am in Western Australia...
This is the email I received from this person:
Good day Monica ,
My name is Richard Traut and this a second attempt email. I sent one earlier and got no response. It's regarding Mr Daniel Lau, your namesake. I am hoping you receive and respond to this email promptly.
Thanks.
Richard Traut.
His email is shows up on the address as Richard Traut mannywei@buffalo.edu but there is a hotmail address as well...
There are no Daniel Lau's in my family my family name is German so how in the world he got my private email is beyond me.... Either way I've blocked him
Incidentally I forgot to mention in my prior email, I am in South Australia so clearly this scammer is hitting everywhere.
I too received the exact same email from Richard Traut
Clearly not his real name.
The only difference being he just changes the surname to suit.
I wonder what this man is aiming to achieve!!! Obviously
it would seem all personal information to use for whatever reason, as I went a step further than you all have, but thanks to funding your warning emails you people have saved me from divulging passport and bank details etc Thank you. I came across your warnings just in time
Good day Eugene,
How are you today? Below was my first email to you:
I am Richard Traut, A Private Investment Manager to the late Mr. Daniel Baron, hereinafter referred to as my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 4th of Oct., 2007.
Since the death of my client in Oct., 2007, I have written several letters to the few people I know with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.
More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of Thirty (30) Million Dollars.
On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" Bank as my late client’s surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the Bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client.
I propose that 50% of the net sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this transaction in so far as I do not incur further expenses.
Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund, you need, first to contact me via fax/email signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately appraise you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the Bank.
HOWEVER, you will have to accent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality.
Best regards,
Richard Traut
Scamming bastards need to stop. I am pretty poor and this had my hopes up for a better life. You dogs!!! This needs to stop
Same first name family name changes to suit suckers like me almost, story is almost the same l know its a scam now after reading all the surnames he uses be careful.
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