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An Email with the Subject "FROM THE DESK OF MR.BEN SIMON, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(B.O.A)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:36:54 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "ben simon" <mr_ben_simon008@hotmail.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF MR.BEN SIMON, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO PRIVATE TEL :00226 78 81 75 32 GREETING'S TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. HERE'S IS THE PLAN CRASH WEB SITE..... PLANE CRASH WEB SITE...HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/EUROPE/859479.STM DEAR/ FRIEND I AM MR.BEN SIMON,THE HEAD OF FILE DEPARTMENT IN BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A). I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH YAHOO TOURIST SEARCH, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER, I ASSURED OF YOUR CAPABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINEES OPPORTUNITY WHEN I PRAYED TO GOD ABOUT YOU,IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS ($15.000 000 000 ) , IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN (MONDAY 31ST JULY 2000) IN A PLANE 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 RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND ONE OFFICIAL IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED 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. WE AGREE THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY PARTINER. THERE AFTER I WILL 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 OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR YOU TO FILL AND APPLY AS THE NEXT OF KIN, I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH RISK FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER . HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY. YOUR’S FAITHFULLY, MR.BEN SIMON MANAGER FILE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU BUKINA FASO _________________________________________________________________http://www.msn.fr/msger/default.asp