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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: azman karim <dr_karim39@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <dr_azmankarim55@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:21:26 +0200
Subject: TREAT VERY URGENT $ CONFIDENTIAL
FROM THE DESK OF DR.AZMAN KARIMBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGERBANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA. TRANSFER OF ($14.5.000.000).FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.DEAR FRIEND, I AM DR.AZMAN KARIM, THE AUDITOR GENERAL AUDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO ACHIEVE THIS TRANSFER FUND. I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BELONGING TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER DR.JOHN KOROVO.THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR JOHN KOROVO FROM JORDAN DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH. (HERE IS THE AIR CRASH WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML) SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY 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 UPON THE DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SINCE THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE SATISTICS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND IS NEEDED A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN HENCE MR JOHN KOROVO IS FOREIGNER. THEREFORE, I PLEAD FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND HAVE THE FUND TRASNFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSACTION.I AND MY FAMILY WILL LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN INVESTMENT WITH MY SHARE AS SOON AS THE FUND TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE I WANT YOU STRICTLY KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL.BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN MADE THROUGH. ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TOWARD THIS TRANSACTION, I WANT YOU TO FORWARD ME ALL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SUCH AS: FULL NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER AND A COPLY OF YOUR PHOTO THEN I WILL DRAFT A TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO USE TO APPLY IN THE BANK FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.I WILL LIKE YOU TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIEVE THIS LETTER FOR MORE DISCUSSION AND DETAILS
TEL//00226 76 058 145. YOURS TRULYDR.AZMAN KARIM.
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