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From: fatima mohammed <fatima_mohammed91@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrsfatima_mohammed02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:48:52 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: FATIMA MOHAMMED
FROM THE DESK OF: FATIMA MOHAMMEDAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, BANK OF AFRICA(BOA), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA.
(PLEASE SEND ALL INFORMATION BY MAIL FOR THE SECRET OF THE TRANSITIONS / ( my private e mail; mrsfatima_mohammed02@yahoo.fr) Dear Friend,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds ($5.5million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31ST july 2000 in a plane crash. You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 5% will be mapped out for expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail and phone call. have a great day. N.B As you know this is a great business chance between me and you, Please as soon as you got this mail if you are interested, 1, You must make sure You will be calling me on phone all the time once the transaction started and once you receive this my first mail, Make sure that You have money for telephone calls, i will also ready with money on my side, 2, Please if you are not able to communicate with telephone forget about the business, 3, Expenses inside the bank here We Are To Share it Together Take NOTE , But anything bank needed from you in your country You will take responsibility of it, take note of this please to avoid at the end you will say to me i did not tell you, 4, My promise to you is 100% no risk, i will cover everything here and the transaction will move very 100% OK; 5, Again My coming to your country once the money transferred , Me and you will exchange our photos, For you to know me in your country airport, 6, Now if you are interested i need urgent and fast reply, because we have only 14 working days to tackle this business this year, We need to be fast over it, FRIST I NEED THIS DATAS FROM YOU 1, Your Photo scaned to Me...................... 2, Your Full Name........................ 3, Your Telephone Number.................. 4, Your Age.............................. 5, Your Occupation........................ As Soon As i Receive This Datas I Will Now Send To You An Application Letter Of Claim Which You Will Send To Bank For The Transaction With Best Regard
MRS, FATIMA
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