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Fraud email example:
From: "Dr Oseni" <droseni12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: droseni12@katamail.comv
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:08:32 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE!!!
FROM:MR.OSENI BELLO
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
IT WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL. WELCOME THIS LETTER
IN
THE NAME OF ALLAH.
I AM MR OSENI BELLO ,THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS & AUDITIN DEPT.AT
THE
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK OUAGADOUGOU-WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT I
HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE
BENEFICIAL TO
BOTH OF US. AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING EVALUATIONS,MY STAFFS
CAME
ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINTAINED BY A FOREIGN CLIENT
WHO WE
LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSENGERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH ON 6TH
NOV.
2000.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS
DEATH.THE
ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE
IT
WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT BY
THE
CLIENT. SINCE HIS DEMISE,NOBODY,NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAVE
APPLIED FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CLIENT
IS A
FOREIGN NATIONAL AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO
FILE
CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT,THIS DISCOVERY WAS
BROUGHT
TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE.WITH THE FEW PERSONEL
IN MY
DEPT,WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT
OF THE
BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS(USD
10,500,000.00).
WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK,WE ARE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE
CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS
MONEY.WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ON WHAT TO DO,A FRIEND OF MINE WHO
WORKS
WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RECOMMENDED YOUR PERSONALITY
TO ME AND ADVISED I SHOULD ASK YOU FOR HELP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT
OF
THE COUNTRY.THE CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED
TO
ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATIONS AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED
INTO.
I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY FOURTY %(40%)TO YOU FOR
YOUR
ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE
TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFER.WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS
ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE SINCE WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD
BE
CONFIDENT IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE
UPDATED
WITH INFORMATION
AS AT WHEN DESIRED.WE WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET
AS
WE ARE HOPING TO RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF
TRANSACTION WHICH WILL BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE
WILL
THEN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY
AGREED PERCENTAGES.YOU
MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR
COUNTRY
OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE.MAY ALLAH HELP YOU TO HELP US TO A RESTIVE
RETIREMENT.AMEN.
AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
Dr OSENI BELLO
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