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From: ibrahim shorowa <ibrahim-shorowa06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ibrahim_shorowa@fastermail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:20:05 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT
FROM THE DESK OF IBRAHIM SHOROWA.BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT.
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK .ADB. I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE AS I CONTACT YOU IN SUCH A SURPRISING MANNER. BUT I RESPECTFULLY INSIST YOU READ THIS LETTER CAREFULLY AS I AM OPTIMISTIC I WILL OPEN DOORS FOR UNIMAGINABLE FINACIAL REWARDS FOR BOTH OF US IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$10.5M) ONLY , IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PLAN 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 CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVE TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG WITH HIM AT THAT PLAN CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SO THAT THE MONEY COULD BE RELEASED TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFTY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL,
THE BANKING LAW AND QUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND; THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGN AS NRXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONAED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURRING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME,
THERE AFTER I WILL VIST YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE RELATION OR THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER .
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
IBRAHIM SHOROWA.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK. ADB.
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