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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Fw: FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA

He! He! He! It didn't come to me as a surprise at all... Considerind I don't even know who the heck you are
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From: Brahema <fahima.brahema@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:39:08 +0800 (CST)
To: <Invalid address>
ReplyTo: fahimabrahema@yahoo.com
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA










FROM THE DESK OF MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA
THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
SECTION MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA,
(B.O.A.) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO .

Dear Friend

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the Auditing and Accounting section manager in Bank Of Africa (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I Hope 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 ($14) Million US dollars 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 I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting 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 40% of the above mentioned sum while 50% will be for me, and the other 10% will be for the expenses occur in this transaction,

if you agree to handle this business with me. I am expecting your urgent respond.


1. NAME IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. Sex :
6. OCCUPATION:

7. MARITAL

8. PHONE :

9. FAX: -

BEST REGAD
MRS FAHIMA BRAHEMA






Fw: Business Proposal

Another nutter broke loose.
------Original Message------
From: Societe Generale Bank
ReplyTo: patrickwo@qq.com
Subject: Business Proposal
Sent: Apr 10, 2013 3:15 PM

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day to you my name is Patrick Wo Business Manager Societe Generale Bank HONG KONG,
I am contacting you to seek your partnership in a pending business project,which I have here in my hand and ready to be executed without hitches,

I would give to you a more detailed explanation of this project which I prefer to call a deal,
if I get your positive response in agreeing to partner with me since this business is
100% risk free because I have all the modalities fashioned out to give this business an excellent outcome.

In an attempt to throw light on this business deal, a month ago a Bahrain multinational company opted an overdraft from our bank,and it was over invoiced with an amount of,Six Million United States Dollars,thus I seek your partnership to enable me transfer this funds to your account for both of us and,

I am open to negotiate your percentage so far you put in your utmost attention,confidentiality and sincerity due to the nature of the business.

Please if you are interested do respond back to me via this email :patrickwo@qq.com for further information.

Best Regards,
Patrick Wo


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Fw: ATTN: Beneficiary

Silly ass!
------Original Message------
From: Mr Nkem Goodluck
To: mail@ensap.com
ReplyTo: nkemogochuk@yahoo.com.hk
Subject: ATTN: Beneficiary
Sent: Apr 10, 2013 2:41 AM

PAYMENT TRANSFER ORDER

IN CONJUNCTION WITH OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY

ATTN: Beneficiary:

Dear Sir,

SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE:

This is to notify you about your outstanding contract payment, Inheritance and

lottery wining which was suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Remittance office due to some reasons. Although this medium (Internet) has

been greatly abused, but I chose to reach you through it because it still

remains the global means of communication, which is faster, easy means to

reach out and most secured medium of communication. Be informed that this

letter is not a Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it

deserves.

The stopping instruction from the Central Bank of Nigeria, came as a result of the new Beneficiary and the new bank account information, with this new development the

the PRESIDENCY has set up a verification Panel on all due payment file which has been endorsed and approved for payment awaiting for beneficiary final confirmation, in view of this sudden changes you have to get back to this office to confirm the new account submitted to our correspondence bank for this transfer on your behalf.

The Bank has just received a registered sworn affidavit from

FEDERAL HEIGHT COURT OF JUSTICE, to re-route your due payment into a new bank

account number as stated: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road,

Richmond, VA 23220.Account number 32501. Beneficiary name Mr. Michael Wang.

You have to get back to this office with the copy of confirmation letter or

power of attorney if you have instructed Mr. Michael Wang the right to

change and appoint a new Attorney on your behalf thereby asking that they

receive cash call remittance on your behalf to enable the Bank

proceeds with the ATM online activation of Mr. Michael Wang account as

demanded.

The reason we have to contact you is to verify the relationship between you

and Mr. Michael Wang as he instructed the Bank to change all your

details through the sworn affidavit into a new different bank account

details. You are advised to call me or email back upon the receipt of this

mail to enable this office know and advice you on how to handle this matter

without any hitch.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Nkem Goodluck

Coordinator, International Debt Settlement Unit


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