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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: gil berfo <gilberfo027@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <gilsanfo_1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:10:01 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PLS.
>From The Desk OfMr.Gilbert Sanfo.The Head Of File Department,Groupe Bank of Africa B.O.AOuagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa. Compliments Of The Season. Pardon my indignation if my proposal letter comes to you as a surprise or may offend you for contacting you without your prior consent. Firstly, I got your email address from the professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search as I was searching for a foreign reliable partner after series of prayers and fasting. I was divinely directed by the almighty to contact you among other names I met in my search. I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need. My name is Mr.Gilbert Sanfo. I work with the Groupe Bank of Africa as the Head of file Department. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $ 18 million U.S.A dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. From the day this bank got this information about his death, this bank have expected his next of kin to come for the claim of his fund and no one comes because the only next of kin( his wife) died also. As indicated in our banking policy the bank cannot release his fund to anyone unless somebody applies as his next of kin or relation. Therefore upon my discovery I have decided to make this proposal to you so that you will stand to the bank through writing an application letter as the next of kin to the deceased person and fund, on the acceptance of your application letter to the bank, the bank will release the fund into your account as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement. I will not like this fund to be transfered into the bank treasury as one of the unclaimed bill. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned for the fact that the late man was a foreigner and nationality of Burkina Faso cannot stand as the next of kin to a foreigner. On your acceptance, I will send to you the application letter you will send to the bank for the claim of the fund, and I will feed you with the accurate information’s that will enable the bank transfer the fund into your account for both of us to share at the ratio of 60% for me while 30% for you and 10% for the expenses incurred. Immediately after the transfer has been made into your account I will visit you in your country for my own part of the money as the percentages indicated. Mr.Gilbert Sanfo
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