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FROM:MR HASSAN SAIDU
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A D B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL)
Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you
to treat it serious. This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day
that people meet and become great friends and business partners.
I am HASSAN SAIDU the MANAGER in charge of BILL AND EXCHANGE section of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A
D B) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.With due respect and regard I have decided to contact
you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of
money belonging to a deceased person who died on November 2003 in a plane crash and the fund has
been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from
his family or relation before my discovery to this development.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and
idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was sum of $ TWENTY
TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($22.3m)
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the
deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in
place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil
servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye
brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason
why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank
and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the
bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.I don't want
this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.Our Banking law and guideline here
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money 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 will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this
transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set
aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills,
while 65% will be for me. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your
account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
I look forward to receive your email. Contact me with this email address( hassan_saidu@mail.ru )
Yours faithfully,
Mr HASSAN SAIDU HOME ADDRESS:288 QUEZIN
FERDINAND AVENUE OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA-FASO.