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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: "Issa Mohammed" <issa_mohammed1010@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:16:47 +0000
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE.
BANK OF AFRICA (ANNEX)
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT,
BP4901 01 OUAGADOUGOU 01, BURKINA-FASO.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am the Bill and Exchange (assistant) Manager of Bank of Africa (Annex),
OUGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO. You will be surprised how I got your contact; I got
it from the internet. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of
USD$18.2 MILLION US Dollars (EIGHTEEN MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died
along with his wife and children in February 2000 in Kenya airways plane
crash. 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 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 in the plane crash
leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery
that I now decided to make this business proposals to you and release the
money to you as next of kin or relation to the deceased for
Safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't
want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such money remains
unclaimed after Ten years, the money will be forfeited into the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner in this transaction is
necessary because our client was a foreigner and a Burkinab cannot
Stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I agree that 30% of this money will be
for you as my foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign
account, and 70% would be for me , after which I shall visit your country
for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to
Enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must
apply first to the bank, and send your account number, your private
telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location
where the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to
you by fax or e-mail the text of the application. I will not fail to bring
to your
Notice that this transaction is100% hitch-free. As all required arrangement
have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately you
receive this letter. I expect your urgent reply.
Best regards,
DR. ISSA MUHAMMED..
BILL AND EXCHANGE (ASSIST.)MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU (ANNEX),
BURKINA-FASO.WEST AFRICA.
N.B:
I WANT YOU TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN, SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY
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