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From: "ouedraogo mamoude" <oue-dra-ogo5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ouedraogomamoude@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:16:20 +0000
Subject: FROM MR Ouedraogo Mamoude...
FROM THE DESK OF MR.Ouedraogo Mamoude
BILL AND EXHANGE UNIT
BANK OF AFRICAN(BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.
URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSACTION
I AM THE MANAGER AT THE BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF (18.2M DOLLAS USD) IN AN
ACCOUNT THAT BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER.WHO DIED ALONG WITH
HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH IN PARIS. PLEASE
VISIT THIS SITE THAT IS ONE OF THE EVIDENCE THE DIRECTORS BROUGHT IN OTHER
BTO SWALLOW THE MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
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 TO APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS 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 GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN THE MONEY WE BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASSIONED FOR THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE
CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY
WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISIN OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL
BE SET ASIDE FOR THE 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 YOUR TO YOUR DESIGGNITED BANK ACCOUNT, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE
BANK AS A RELATION FOR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH A TEXT OF
APPLICATION THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU, SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOPUR
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 MAIL THE TEXT OF THE
APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE 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. TRUSTING TO HERE FROM YOU
IMMEDIATELY.
DEAR P/S REPLY THIS E-MAIL THANKS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY, MR.Ouedraogo Mamoude.(BOA).
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