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An Email with the Subject "FROM THE DESK OF MR IDRIS KARA" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:40:24 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "idris kara" <idris_kara03@latinmail.com>.
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GREETINGS TO YOUR FAMILY, THIS LETTER MUST COME TO YOU AS BIG SURPRISE,BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A DAY PEOPLE MEET AND BECOME GREAT FRIENDS/BUSINESS PARTNERS.I AM DR IDRIS KARA, CURRENTLY HEAD OF CORPRATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WITH A REPUTABLE BANK HERE IN BURKINA FASO. I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVING THAT I CAN TRUST YOU WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL TO YOU,I HAVE AN URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR YOU. ON JUNE 5th,200,A GERMAN ENGINEER WHO HEAD THE BMW COMPANY HERE IN BURKINA FASO MR.CHRISTIAN EICH MADE A(FIXED DEPOSIT) FOR 60 MONTHS ,VALUED AT 3,600.000(THREE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY) IN MY BANK (BANK OF AFRICA)WITH ITS WEBSITE,www.bkofafrica.net AND I HAPPEN TO BE HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER BEFORE I WAS MOVED TO MY PRESENT POSSITION RECENTLY. THE MATURITY DATE FOR THIS DEPOSIT CONTRACT WAS 3rd APRIL 2005.BEFORE THIS DATE, I HAVE TRIED MY POSSIBLE BEST TO LOCATE A NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR?EICH, BUT ALL EFFORTS PROOVED ABORTIVE, BECAUSE ALL HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS SON IN-LAW AND CHILDREN DIED IN A PLANE CRASH CONCORDE AIR FRANCE FLIGHT AF4590 WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 31st JULY 2000,SOME MONTHS AGO AFTER HE DID THE DEPOSIT IN MY BANK. YOU CAN READ MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH BY VISITING THIS WEBSITE,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm WITH THIS RECENT CHANGE OF CENTRAN BANK GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY AND WITH THIER EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS IN CHECKMATING TERRORISM AID IN THE BURKINA FASO.BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PASS A NEW FINANCIAL CONTROL LAW WHICH WILL GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY TO INTERROGATE ALL FORIEGN ACCOUNT OWNERS OF ABOVE TWO MILLION POUNDS TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THEFUNDS, MAKING SURE IT IS NOT TERRORISM SURPPORT. IF I DO NOT MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY IMMEDITELY,BY OCTOBER THE GOVERNMENT WILL DEFINATELLY CONFISCATE THIS MONEY,BECAUSE MY BANK CANNOT PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT OWNER TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY SINCE HE IS LATE. I DECIEDED TO UTILIZE LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY,INSTEAD OF GOVERNMENT CONFISCATING THEM,BUT I CANNOT DIRECTLY CLAIM THE MONEY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A FORIEGNER AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE.AS THE ACCOUNT OFFICER TO LATE MR.EICH,COUPLED WITH MY PRESENT POSSITION AND STATUS IN THE BANK,I HAVE SOME VITAL INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS FUNDS TO ANY FORIEGNER THAT COMES UP AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT, WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCOUNT, WHICH I SHALL GIVE YOU I AM HAVING THE SECRET FOR THE ACCOUNT,WHICH ONLY THE ACCOUNT OWNER OF HIS NEXT OF KIN CAN KNOW. I SHALL SUPPLY ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION WE NEED FOR THE CLAIM AND THERE IS PRACTICALY NO RISK INVOLVED ,THE TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW. IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME, I WANT YOU TO STATE HOW YOU WISH US TO SHARE THE FUNDS IN PERCENTAGE, SO THAT BOTH PARTIES WILL BE SATISFIED. I SHALL EWPLAIN TO YOU IN DETAILS HOW WE SHALL HANDLE THE TRANSACTION ONCE I RECIEVE YOUR RESPONSE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.PLEASE, TREAT WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY. I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. REGARDS ALLTER/ idris_kara03@yahoo.com DR IDRIS KARA ¡Miles de amigos con tus mismas aficiones! http://www.latinchat.com