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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: "ekoly bako" <ekoly_bako@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:05:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT REQUEST, REPLY FOR MORE DETAILS
FROM THE DESK OF DR EKOLY BAKO,
THE MANAGER OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.
HELLO,
I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINION EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONAFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND USE.I AM DR EKOLY BAKO,THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF MY BANK.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON A TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF FUNDS FROM A
DECEASED ACCOUNT.THOUGH,I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED,BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE LEGALLY DONE,I AM CONTACTING YOU DUE TO ITS URGENCY
THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE TRANSMISSION BELOW CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED TO BE FOR THE
USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ABOVE. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, BE
AWARE THAT ANY DISCLOSURE, COPYING, DISTRIBUTION OR USE OF THE CONTENTS
OF THIS INFORMATION IS PROHIBITED.
BEFORE I WROTE YOU,I PRAYED THAT YOU WILL BE A HONEST AND RELIABLE
PERSON WHOM I CAN WORK WITH TO ACHIEVE THIS DEAL OF OUR LIFE.I WORK IN THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT. IN MY BANK HERE IN OUGADOUGOU[BURKINA FASO] MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS AN ABANDONED SUM OF (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ($8.5M) THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILLIES,ON 25TH JULY,2000
CONCORDE PLANE CRASH[FLIGHT AF4590 ] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD.THE NAME OF THE DECEASED MAN WAS (MR.THOMPSON MORRIS FROM AMERICAN). N.BIN OTHER FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME HONESTLY,GO THROUGH
THIS(WEBSITE)BEFORE YOU START WITH ME. BELOW IS THE WEBSITE.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SECURING THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK. THE BANK HAS ISSUED A NOTICE FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW BUT NO
BODY CAME . THE ACCOUNT WILL BE CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT ONE MONTH. I
WANT YOU TO APPLY (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT THEN WE SHARE IT ACCODING TO AS WILL BE AGREED BETWEEN YOU AND I.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL
THROUGH.AS SOON AS THIS MONEY GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL RESIGN FROM THE SERVICE.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT
THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL THROUGH THE ABOVE EMAIL.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER MY
URGENT REQUEST
MY REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR EKOLY BAKO,
FOR MORE DETAILS/CONFIDENTIAL REASONS, CONTACT ME VIA THIS ADDRESS :
ekoly_bako1970@yahoo.com
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH.
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