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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "khan ibrahim" <ibrahim03@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: k_ibrahim50@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:25:36 +0100
Subject: URGENT
*FROM THE DESK OF ( KHAN IBRAHIM )
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)a
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, *
**
*BURKINA FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF 15M US
DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. KATIF SALAH FROM MUNICH, GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, *
**
*WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN
OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GILDINGS AND LAWS
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE
CLAIM,*
**
*IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR
RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY
IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF
SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FOURS YEARS, *
**
*THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE
REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE
FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU FOR THE PROVISION OF A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO IN OUR FAVOUR , 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR
ME THEREAFTER,*
**
* I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE
INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU
ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION
WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION . I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR
AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD
CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.*
**
*Below is the website of our bank
(**www.bkofafrica.net*<http://www.bkofafrica.net/>
*) for any information*
*
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,*
*( KHAN IBRAHIM )*
*BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY *
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