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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: "ahamed usman" <ahamed_usman06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahamed_usman001@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:58:49 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF AHAMED USMAN
FROM THE DESK OF AHAMED USMAN
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
Dear friend
You will be confused as of the writer since I have no previous
correspondence with you, but kindly permit me the privilege of taking a
little of your time.
First, I must solicit your confidence in this project,this is so by virtue
of its nature as being
utmostconfidential andtop-secret.
Though,I know that a project of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive
and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be result-oriented at the
end of the Project,I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
project,through an International Business Enquiry on
the Internet.
I am AHAMED USMAN, the manager at the foreign remittance BANK OF AFRICA ,In
my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $10million US dollars (TEN
MILLION US DOLLARS) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers who died along with his entire family some
years ago in a plane crash.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come forward and claim his money because the bank cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
person as indicated in one of our banking rules and regulation but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relatives died
alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I'm making this business proposal
to you and release the money into your account as the next of kin or
relation to the deceased customer for safety and
subsequent disbursement.
If nobody comes fort, the fund will automatically be transferred into bank's
treasury.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after four to five years, it will be transferred into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as
next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner in
respect to the provision of a foreign account and other necessary assistance
for the smooth transfer, 10 % will be set aside for
any expenses incurred during the curse of transfer and 50 % would be for me.
There after I shall visit your country for disbursement 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 relations or
next of kin to the deceased person indicating your bank name, account
details, your private telephone and fax numbers for easy and effective
communication and location where the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your reply,I shall send to you a specimen of application
which you will forward to the paying bank introducing yourself and at the
same time instructing bank to effect the release of
the fund into your account.
I must not hesitate to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch
free on both sides as the nature of your business in not connected to this
transfer, so you should not entertain any atom of
fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
Contact me immediately on the above email account as soon as you receive
this message to indicate your interest and willingness to co-operate.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Your's Sincerly
AHAMED USMAN
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