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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: "ahmadu bello" <ahmadu22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmadubello3@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:23:53 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
FROM MR.AHMADU BELLO.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA, OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND)
I AM THE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT BANK OF
AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO .WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD I HAVE DECIDED
TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF
US AT THE END OF THETRANSACTION .
IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $ 10.5M ( TEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF OUR
FORIENGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY ON (NOVEMBER 2001) IN A
PLANE CRASH AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMAT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK
WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF FUND SINCE WE GOT THE INFOMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH ,
THE BANK HAS BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME DOWN AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE THE BANK CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF
KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATEDIN OUR BANKING PRINCIPLES.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SO THAT THE BANK WILL 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 I DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO
INTO THE
BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL BECAUSE THE BANKING LAW AND REGUIDELINES
HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER( FIVE YEARS) THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UN CLAIMED FUND .
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREINER AND BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT
OF KIN TO A FOREINER.IN THIS TRANSACTION ( 30 PERCENT ) OF THIS MONEY WILL
BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT , (10 PERCENT ) WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE
BUSINESS AND ( 60 PERCENT WOULD BE FOR ME.
THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED , YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS
RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR
ACCOUNT NUMBER ,
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY EFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION
WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMMITTED.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY ,
I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR MAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICTION WHICH YOU SHALL
FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK AND I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT
THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS
ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMIDIATELY THROUGHT MY PRIVATE(AHMADUBELLO3@YAHOO.COM
) I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOUR SINCERELY
MR.AHMADU BELLO.
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