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DEAR FRIEND

(mail 4534) received Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:15:58 +0100 (CET)
mrissakabore@latinmail.com


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FROM THE DESK OF MR. ISSA KABORE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR ISSA KABORE THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF BANK OF
AFRICA(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST-AFRICA WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT
YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE
TRANSACTION.

DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF
MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON MR.SHEU YUAN-DONG WHO DIED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 IN A GASSY CAR
ACCIDENT WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON THERE WAY BACK FROM BOBO DELASO THE FORMAL CAPITAL CITY OF
BURKINA-FASO, AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE
FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THE SAID AMOUNT WAS U.S $9.8M (NINE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS). AS IT MAY
INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH YAHOO SEARCH ON FOREIGN BUSINESS
RELATIONS HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO
THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT
IN PLACE AND DIRECTIVES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE
YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US AND ALSO BENEFIT
YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL
SERVANT (A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE
BROW ON MY SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS
THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT
WHERE HE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DUE
VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BANK WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY WILL BE
REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION BANK ACCOUNT.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF
THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 60% WILL BE
FOR ME. PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO
RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR
ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO
PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU
ADVICE US TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY VITAL INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM
YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR HANSOM REPLY SOONEST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. ISSA KABORE.