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Fraud email example:
From: "ali ibrahim" <aliibrahim00006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aliibrahim14@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:05:56 +0000
Subject: FROM MR ALI IBRAHIM
FROM Mr, ALI IBRAHIM,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF
AFRICA (BOA) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER
AN ABANDONED SUM OF $20.5MILLION USD(TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDERD
THOUSAND UNITD STATE DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGE TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2003 PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING
HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATE
WE LEART THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE
WITH HIM AT THE PLAN CRASEH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS
THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I 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 THE SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DIS BURSEMENT SINCE
NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT' WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKIN LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS,THEMONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE COSTUMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREE THAT
30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A
FORIEGN ACCOUNT,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENESES INCURRED DURING THE
BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY
FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO
ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU
MUST APPLY FRIST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED
WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM
YOU,SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND
YOUR FAX NUMBER FOR EASY ANDEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE
IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEPIT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION BY
EMAIL TO FILL IN YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AND APPLIED TO THE BANK AS
THE NEXT OF KIN.I WILL NOT FAIL TO TELL YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
HITCH- FREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALLREQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
YOUR FAITHFULLY,
Mr, ALI IBRAHIM
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