Dr.J.E.G Van Der Kaap an offer to treat

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Email from Dr.J.E.G Van Der Kaap address dr.kaap001@hotmail.com , Beware of the sender as numerous scam emails has been sent by this particular individual. Emails like these are designed to commit online frauds and steal identity. Do not fall victim of identity theft. Do not sharing any banking details with the sender. Identity theft is common over Internet.  
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From: Van Der Kaap <dr.kaap001@hotmail.com>
To: Van Der Kaap <dr.kaap001@hotmail.com>
Subject: an offer to treat
This message might meet you in utmost surprise,however,it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.I am Dr.J.E.G Van Der Kaap,a citizen of Netherlands who lives and work in Ghana as a banker by profession and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit department of our bank (UBA) United Bank for Africa Ghana Limited.I have the opportunity of transferring the amount of $31,500,000.00 ( Thirty-One Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars )
to our bank customer who died along with his entire family on 31st July 2000 in a plane crash.
You can confirm the genuineness of the deceased death
by clicking on this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

However, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/50,under top-secret and i will also want you to understand that it is 100% risk free and legally blinded,as it will strictly be bank to bank transfer;so kindly furnish me with the information’s:Your Full name,Occupation & Position,Contact & Mailing Address, Date of Birth & Age ,Place of Birth & Residing, Marital Status , Gender,Scan valid identity card,identification picture,Mobile/Cell/ Tel/Fax Numbers,Nationality,Name of Your Next of Kin and E-mail address,to enable me affixed them in our account data file, so that you will be recognized in our bank as a customer and fund beneficiary before the onward transfer will be made to your account.Copy the e-mail below & reply after reading.


Regards,

Dr.J.E.G Van Der Kaap