An
Email with the Subject "TREAT AS URGENT PLEASE !!!!!!!" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:45:41 -0700
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as Mr Ahmed Garuba <mr_ahmed123@sify.com>.
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next of kindeceasedbankcontactaccountclaimcustomer55%urgentbusiness transferfundcustombank bank account our bank the bank will (usd10.5 m)(the owner of the account)(mr. andreas schranner) mr ahmed garuba
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TREAT AS URGENT PLEASE !!!!!!! FROM THE DESK OF MR AHMED GARUBA
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU - BURKINA FASO.
DEAR FRIEND,
I HOPED THAT YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO IMPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MATUAL BENEFIT OF OUR FAMILIES.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A BUSINESS PARTNER.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF (USD10.5 M) MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 10 TO 17 BANKING DAYS.
THIS MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN OUR BANK WITHOUT ANY BODY CLAIMING THE FUND.
I WANT THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER (THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT) BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER) WHO DIED ALONGWITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY 31th JULY 2000 PLANE CRASH.
IN SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT OF THE MONEY,45% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION YOU MADE BY STANDING AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THIS FUND WHY 55% WILL BE FOR ME. YOU AND I WILL TAKE CARE OF THE EXPENSES THAT WILL COME UP DURRING THE TIME OF TRANSFER.
I DON'T WANT THE MONEY TO GO INTO OUR BANK ACCOUNT 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 OUR THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS PROJECT WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. You can view this site to know more. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/europe/859479.stm
1. NAME IN FULL:....................... 2. ADDRESS:...................... ........ 3. NATIONALITY:.................. ..... 4. AGE:.......................... ........... 5. SEX........................... ............. 6. OCCUPATION:................... ... 7. MARITAL STATUS:............ 8. PHONE......................... .......... 9. FAX:.......................... ...............
10. SCAN AND SEND A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY CARD To
ME.
N.B PLEASE I BEG YOU WITH THE NAME OF GOOD ALLAH IF YOU CAN NOT FINISH THIS BUSINESS DO NOT CARE TO REPLY I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO HANG ON THE WAY.
BEST REGARD, MR AHMED GARUBA
