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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: phillips kabore <phillips_kabore5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <phillips_kabore002@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:57:08 +0000
Subject: ATTTENTION
ATTTENTION:
COURTESY OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, I TAKE LIBERTY ANCHORED ON STRONG DESIRE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MUTUAL BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION WITH YOU, WHICH I HOPE YOU GIVE URGENT ATTENTION. TO BE PRECISE,
IS MR PHILLIPS KABORE THE SENIOR AUDITOR OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGA-BURKINA FASO?
IN MY DEPARTMENT, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$12,524,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN 2001 LOCKERBIE PAN AMERICAN AIRLINE PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY, BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIED FOR ITS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING PROCEDURE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY TO NO AVAIL, AND NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE MONEY (BECAUSE THE MENTIONED NEXT OF KIN WHICH IS THE SON DIED AS WELL).
THEREFORE, UPON THIS DISCOVERY I NOW DECIDE TO ESTABLISH A CORDIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, HENCE MY CONTACTING YOU. I WANT YOU TO PURPORTEDLY PRESENT YOUR GOOD SELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE DOCUMENTATIONS AND RELEASE THE FUNDS (US$12.524 MILLION) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND AGAIN I DO NOT WANT THE FUNDS TO GO INTO THE
GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNT AS BILL".
THE BANKING LAW AND PROCEDURES IN BURKINA FASO HERE STIPULATES THAT ANY ACCOUNT ABANDONED OR DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF SOME YEARS IS SUBJECTED TO BE CLOSED AND ALL MONEY CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE FORFEITED TO THE GOVERNMENT
TREASURY ACCOUNT. NOW IT IS BEING SPECULATED THAT THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO GOVERNMENT TREASURY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS ON VERY SOON THIS YEAR .THE REASON FOR YOU TO PRESENT YOUR GOOD SELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER.
MODE OF SHARING AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRANSFER IS AS FOLLOWS,
FOR THE ROLE YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THE WHOLE EXERCISE,
I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU (5MILLION DOLLARS) OF THE TOTAL SUM, AND 5% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES WE ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION AND THE REMAINING SHALL BE FOR MY. IN SUPPORT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED, YOU ARE URGED TO REPLY THIS LETTER INDICATING YOUR READINESS AND INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUSINESS. I QUITE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL PROTECT OUR INTEREST BY KEEPING THIS BUSINESS TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL, AS YOUR INTEREST WILL BE EQUALLY PROTECTED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN MAXIMUM CONFIDENTIALITY. EMAIL:phillips_kabore002@myway.com.IN THE LETTER AS IN COUNT ON YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE, NOTE WE HAVE TO DISCUSSE, AS YOUR INTEREST WILL BE EQUALLY PROTECTED PLEASE.
YOURS TRULY, MR.PHILLIPS KABORESENIOR AUDITOR OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGA-BURKINA FASO
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