An
Email with the Subject "URGENT BUSINESS FROM MR.KAREM AHMED." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:52:14 -0800
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as karem ahmed <karema312@gmail.com>.
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[from:] => karem ahmed
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[subject:] => URGENT BUSINESS FROM MR.KAREM AHMED.
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URGENT BUSINESS FROM MR.KAREM AHMED. BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANK
OF AFRICA (B.O.A). OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA.
DEAR SIR/MADAM
I APOLOGIZE IF THE CONTENTS IN THIS MAIL ARE CONTRARY TO YOUR MORAL
ETHICS, WHICH I FEEL MAY BE OF GREAT DISTURBANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, BUT
PLEASE TREAT WITH ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND PERSONAL. I PRAY THAT THIS EMAIL REACHES
YOU IN THE BEST OF HEALTH.
I AM MR.KAREM AHMED. THE CHIEF AUDITOR IN
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICAN. ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS ENGR RON
MORRIS, WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS OF DECEMBER 25, 2003
AIR-CRASH.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE HAS AN ACCOUNT WITH US VALUED AT
($31.500.000 U.S) THIRTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDS US
DOLLARS).ACCORDING TO THE BURKINA FASO LAW, AT THE EXPIRATION OF SEVEN YEARS IF
NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUNDS A GRACE OF THIRTY (30) DAYS WILL BE GIVEN
BEFORE THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BURKINA FASO GOVERNMENT.
MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE
NEXT OF KIN OR DISTANT COUSIN FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SO THAT THE FRUITS OF
THIS OLD MAN'S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS WHO WILL LATER USE THE MONEY TO SPONSOR WAR IN AFRICA AND KILL
INNOCENT CITIZENS IN THE SEARCH FOR POLITICAL POWER.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM AS MY BANK HAS MADE ALL EFFORT THROUGH TO REACH FOR ANY
OF HIS RELATION BUT ALL WAS FRUITLESS. MY POSITION AS THE CHIEF AUDITOR IN THIS
BANK GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS (DEAL) TRANSACTION. THIS MONEY
WILL BE SHARED ON AGREED PERCENTAGE WHICH MUST BE WRITTEN IN THE AGREEMENT OF
PERSONAL TRUSTEESHIP, ONCE THE FUNDS IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR
COUNTRY OR ANYWHERE ELSE.
IF NOT INTERESTED PLEASE DESTROY THE MAIL
BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY ATTACHED TO IT.I PROMISE THAT THIS TRANSACTION
WILL BE DONE UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT BOTH OF US FROM
ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WISH TO ASSIST ME PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO CONTACT IMMEDIATELY.
BEST REGARD MR.KAREM AHMED