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From: Sawadogo Alain <sa-w.a@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sawado_alain@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:40:18 +0000
Subject: Your assistance is speedly needed.
FROM THE DESK OF MR SAWADOGO ALAINBANK OF AFRICAOUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA. Dear Friend, (PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL). I am Mr Sawadogo Alain,director in charge of auditing section Bank of Africa(BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise.I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficiary to both of us.During our auditing three months ago,I cameacross some amount of money(3.5Million euros,Three Million,five hundred thousand euros)belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong"Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)bank"who died on February 16,1998 in a plane crash with his wife and their only daughter.And the fund has been dormant in his account with this bank since,nobody from his family approach the bank for the claim.Our Banking law stipulates that such money remain unclaim after (10 years)would be transfer into the bank treasury account as unclaimed fund.For better understanding,please view this website: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/ However,all concrete arrangement to make the claim a hitch free transaction has been done undergroundly waiting for your willingness to champion the fund.In my country here,a banker wasn't allowed to operate a foreign account neither a burkinabe can stand the face of a foreigner for such claim.It's base on this reason i am contacting you to stand as the deceased next of kin,while i would guide you step by step with the relavant information althrough cause i don't want the money push into the bank treasury account to be share with the bank and government.I've agree to offer you 35% of the total money as a foreign partner and provision of a foreign account,10 % will be set aside for sundry expenses occur during the claim.Thereafter the transaction,i will secretly set all the files on fire to avoid traces,resign immediately from the bank and relocate to your country with my entire family for disbursement according to the percentages indicated and lifetime investment under your kind supervision for security reasons. I am trusting you to keep the transaction as a"topsecret"to avoid dent my personality,ok?I look forward to receive your urgent reply,or better you call me on +226-76359744 for proper explanation. Best Regards,Mr Sawadogo Alain.
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