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From: "maham sli" <mahamsli09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mahamsli3643@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:11:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED PLS
FROM MR MAHAM SLI
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.
Every four years BANK OF AFRICA transfer to its treasury, millions of
dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the
Banking Laws and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to my
bank-BANK OF AFRICA,the money normally runs into several millions of
dollars.
until MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich Germany death, along with his entire
family in July 2000 in a plane crash.Do visit this website for more news on
the ill-fated plane crash that claimed all 109
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)I was his foreign
currency denoted bank Account Manager with constant balance in excess of
eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of writing no next
of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with
us.Naturally, as long as late Andreas schranner's money remains unclaimed,
the bank remains richer in free funds with his money.
However, with me being in direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the
Foreign Remittance Department of my bank. I have all the neccessary
informations that you will presents to the bank as a next of kin or relation
of late Andreas schranner on private business deal basis.
Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as then right and proper person to handle this deal by a
Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including
your country is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to
U.S$7.2M (seven million two hundred United States dollars). with your
cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:
(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number for effective
communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how to proceed.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you the text of Application
you are required to forward to the Bank. For your cooperation and efforts
30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be
for my colleague and myself that will eventually visit your country for
disbursement of our portion.
Send me your reply immediately you receive this message for more
directives to my private email: mahamsli3643@yahoo.com, Looking forward to
a mutual beneficial business relationship.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Mr MAHAM SLI.
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