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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: "Dawuda Adamu" <dawuda.adamu38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dawuda.adamu1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:15:35 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY
FROM THE DESK OF Dawuda Adamu
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA
("REMITTANCE OF $ 6.2 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.
HOWEVER AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECIEVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)TO FULFILL
THEIR OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL AND
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND TO
EFFECT PAYMENTS IMMEDIATELY.
DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$
6.2 M (SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT
BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
IN A PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED IN 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 AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT 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.
I AGREE THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,AND 50% WOULD BE FOR ME, WHILE
10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION.
THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, 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 WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO
YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE RISK AND THIS TRANSACTION
WILL ONLY TAKE US 14 BANKING DAYS BECAUSE AS A BANKER, I KNOW WHAT TO DO AND
MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR
THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME ON RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU
THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE DATA INFORMATION OF
THE DECEASED .
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
Dawuda Adamu
FROM (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
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