An
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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 78835228
GREETING'S TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
DEAR FRIEND,
EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR PERSONALIN
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER AN ABANDONED SUM OF (FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2003 PLANE CRASH.
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT
AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS AND LAWS, BUT UNFORTUNATE WE LEART
PLAN CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT' WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS,THEMONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE BANK TREASURY
THE FACT THAT THE COSTUMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION
BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME.
PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM THAT I WILL SEND
TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR
MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
TO FILL IN YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AND APPLIED TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE
THIS LETTER.
YOUR FAITHFULLY,
Mr BEN SIMON.
_________________________________________________________________
FROM THE DESK OF MR.BEN SIMON,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO
PRIVATE TEL :00226 78835228
GREETING'S TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
DEAR FRIEND,
I MAKE THIS APPEAL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY FACTS OR OPINION
EXPRESSED BY ME ARE GIVING IN CONFIDENCE AND SOLELY FOR YOUR PERSONALIN
FORMATION AND USE.
I AM MR.BEN SIMON,THE HEAD OF FILE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVER AN ABANDONED SUM OF (FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A
DOLLARS,$15.000 000 000 )) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGE TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2003 PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT THIS 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 SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED
AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINGS AND LAWS, BUT UNFORTUNATE WE LEART
THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE
PLAN CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
TO THE DECEASED FOR THE SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DIS BURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS
COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT' WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKIN LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED
UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS,THEMONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE COSTUMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION
OF A FORIEGN ACCOUNT,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENESES INCURRED DURING THE
BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FRIST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR
NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM THAT I WILL SEND
TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU,SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR
FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE
MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEPIT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION BY EMAIL
TO FILL IN YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AND APPLIED TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN.I WILL NOT FAIL TO TELL YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH- FREE THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE
BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS LETTER.
YOUR FAITHFULLY,
Mr BEN SIMON.
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