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From: "dickson edward" <dicksonedward48@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dickson_edward02@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:37:05 +0000
Subject: URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM MR DICKSON EDWARD
THE MANAGER, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR DICKSON EDWARD. THE MANAGER, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPT.BANK OF
AFRICA (B.O.A) IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF ($25,700,000.00) TWENTY
FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT
BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,
GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN CONCORDE PLANE CRASH
[Flight AF4590] 31ST JULY 2000.
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 GUIDELINES 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 SIX 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 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 PROVISION
OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 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,
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 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.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR DICKSON EDWARD
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