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An Email with the Subject "PLEASE VERY URGENT." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:46:55 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "karem ahmed" <karemahmed500@latinmail.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF KAREM AHMED
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A).
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)IN MY DEPARTMENT I
DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM FF ($31.500.000 U.S) THIRTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDS US
DOLLARS). IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY ON 25TH JULY, 2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [FLIGHT AF4590] WITH THE WHOLEPASSENGER’S ABOARD.
ON 25TH JULY, 2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [FLIGHT AF4590] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGER’S ABOARD. THE NAME
OF THE DECEASED MAN WAS
(MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH GERMANY)
N.B. IN OTHER FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME HONESTLY, VISIT THE WEB SITE TO ENABLE YOU KNOW WHETHER WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER, BELOW IS THE WEBSITE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND
CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT 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 IEARNT THAT
ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH IEAVING NOBODY
BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I 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 I 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 FIVE
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.
I 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 COLLEAGUES. THEN AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCODING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.
THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRNANSFER 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 BANKACCOUNT
NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION
WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED . UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR
EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH 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.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THANKS
KAREM AHMED
La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia
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