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DEAR,
I AM THE HEAD OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU . I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AFTER A CAREFUL THOUGHT THAT YOU MAY BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION WHICH I EXPLAINED BELOW;IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $30.M. US DOLLARS (THIRTY MILLION.) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN 1998 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT 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 SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN(HIS SON AND WIFE) DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM .
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN (WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS HIS BUSINES ASOCIATE )TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE 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 UNCLAIMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED 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 .WE 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 INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.
THERE AFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER. 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.
I EXPECT THAT YOU CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ZAKARIA MARK

Answer 1

One of the oldest scams on the net. It's a takeoff of the Nigerian Spam Scam.

It also falls under the catagory of Phishing. Read about Phishing here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

The BEST thing to do is report it to your e-mail provider as SPAM, etc.

Answer 2

quite some the time, i don't deserve my violations. I have been given a contravention from a query I asked some months in the past for chatting, and it replace right into a query on if the Cowboys could beat the Giants in the Playoffs. I on an identical time as quickly as have been given 10-15 violations in a million day, and that i theory i could lose this account. Trolls record issues for no reason what so ever. They thinks that's exciting yet for each guy or woman else, that's a entire hell.

Answer 3

Ignore this email. DO NOT ANSWER IT. It's a scam to get your personal information. I get an email like that around 5 times a week. Don't answer it. If you do, be prepared to be a victim of identity theft.

Answer 4

I only read the first dozen words. That is all it takes to recognize that it is a scam.

Answer 5

It's an internet scam. Delete it or report it, but do NOT respond to it or do anything that it says to do.

Answer 6

Do NOT Submit to this email. They are trying to get your account number so they can draft from your account.

Answer 7

Scam -- and a pretty long one at that.

Answer 8

Spam.I get them all the time.just delete it

Answer 9

It's a little long.

Answer 10

s c a m m e r s !!!!!!