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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: arif mohammad <arif_mohammad16@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <arifmohammad@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:12:55 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY
FROM:MR.ARIF MOHAMMADAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/A.D.B)BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER, INCHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGER OF THE AFRICANDEVELOPMENT BANK/ (A.D.B) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.THERE IS ABUSINESS I WOULD WANT YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVEREDAN ABANDONED SUM OF US $15.5M (FIFTHEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGNCUSTOMER MR ABDULLU HARUNA FROM BRUNEI.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIREFAMILY IN NOVEMBER 1999 IN AN AROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN COST IN COTED'IVOIRE. (FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PERSON YOU CAN CONTACT
THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.S-T.COM/DAILY/11-99/11-02-99/D08HO174.HTM).
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OFKIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESSSOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED ASINDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALLHIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM IN THE PLANECRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THISDISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASETHE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETYAND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE
DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BYTHE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOT STAND ASNEXT OF KIN TO A FORIEGNER.I HAVE AGREED, THAT AFTER THE SMOOTH CONCULSIONOF THE TRASACTION,THAT I WILL MAKE IT 50-50 FOR YOU CONSIDERING YOU AS AFOREIGN PARTNER,IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,THEREAFTER
I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGEAGREED.THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU ASARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OFTHE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAXNUMBERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHERE IN,THEMONEY WILL BE RAMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BYEMAIL OR FAX THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION. BE YOU INFORMED THAT THISTRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FULTURE YOU SHOULD NOTENTERTAIN ANY FEAR WHAT SOEVER,AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEENPERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.YOURS FAITHFULLY
FROM:MR.ARIF MOHAMMADBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(A.D.B)
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