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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: "dixon alhassan" <dixonalhassan_2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dixon_0001@myway.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:10:57 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FROM DIXON ALHASSAN
FROM THE DESK OF DIXON ALHASSAN
AUDITING AND ACCOUNT MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
Direct your mail here.dixon_0001@myway.com
Dear Friend,
TOP SECRET
I AM THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNT MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5M US DOLLARS
(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED U.S DOLLARS) . IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO
ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN
NOVEMBER 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 MONEYBECAUSE WE CANNOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO
THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES 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 AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNESS 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 DONõ WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY
REMAINED UNCLAMED AFTER SIX YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED 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 WASA
FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
WE AGREE THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ;ME AND
MY COLLEAGUES. THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY
FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCODING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.THEREFORE TO
ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRNANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED,
YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS 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
COMUNICATION 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 NOTENTERTAIN 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 HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
YOURS´ FAITHFULLY,
DIXON ALHASSAN.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNT MANAGER
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