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THE DESK OF MR.YAKUBU AMED. AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO. WEST AFRICA.
RE: TRANSFER OF ($15.2 USD) ( FIFTEEN MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
Dear Friend,
This short memo would certainly come to you as surprise due to the fact that we haven't had any previous correspondence with each other Inspite of this, I will appreciate it if you will permit me to inform you of my desire to execute a business with you which will certainly be of a mutual benefit to both of us.
I am the bill and exchange manager of Bank OF Africa (BOA), Ouagadougou Burkina faso. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of FIFTEEN MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND. US DOLLARS($15.2million ) to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.
I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer(the owner of the account)died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July 2000.For more information about the crash you can visit this site:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.Upon receipt of your reply i will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also, note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.and 5% for expences,and 5% for the less prevelage, then 60% for me,which i will latter come to your country to collect from you after the transaction.Waiting to hear from you.
If only you are interesded and willing to help contact this email address:
Ya.com ADSL 24h + Llamadas Nacionales y Locales 24h - desde 9,95 /mes+IVA.
THE DESK OF MR.YAKUBU AMED. AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, BANK OF AFRICA.(B.O.A) OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO. WEST AFRICA.
RE: TRANSFER OF ($15.2 USD) ( FIFTEEN MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
Dear Friend,
This short memo would certainly come to you as surprise due to the fact that we haven't had any previous correspondence with each other Inspite of this, I will appreciate it if you will permit me to inform you of my desire to execute a business with you which will certainly be of a mutual benefit to both of us.
I am the bill and exchange manager of Bank OF Africa (BOA), Ouagadougou Burkina faso. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of FIFTEEN MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND. US DOLLARS($15.2million ) to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.
I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer(the owner of the account)died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July 2000.For more information about the crash you can visit this site:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.Upon receipt of your reply i will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also, note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.and 5% for expences,and 5% for the less prevelage, then 60% for me,which i will latter come to your country to collect from you after the transaction.Waiting to hear from you.
If only you are interesded and willing to help contact this email address:
yakubu_amed100@yahoo.fr
Thanks. Yours truly, MR. YAKUBU AMED.
Ya.com ADSL 24h + Llamadas Nacionales y Locales 24h - desde 9,95 €/mes+IVA.