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A votre Aimable Attention

Je viens par la présente vous proposer une affaire
très intéressante et facile à réussir.

Je suis Mr JACOB IMENLA Cadre dans une Banque ici à Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.Permettez
moi de vous dire que je ne crois pas au hasard et que toute chose arrive
parce que le DESTIN le permet.

En fait, j'ai découvert des fonds abandonnés, d'un montant de 18.5millionsde
US dollars que notre banque est sur le point de reconvertir dans son trésor
propre car selon le règlement intérieur et les statuts, toute somme d'argent
non réclamée au delà d'un certain nombre d'années est systématiquement
reconverti dans le trésor de la banque.

C'est argent appartenait à l'un de nos clients qui trouva la mort avec toute
sa famille dans un accident d'avion et jusqu'à ce jour aucune personne ne
s'est présentée comme bénéficiaire ou ayant droit.

Je vous ai donc contacté pour qu'ensemble nous fassions sortir ces fonds
de ce pays la cote d'ivoire pour votre compte et qu'au terme de cette transaction
nous partagions ces fonds selon les pourcentages convenus à savoir 30% pour
vous et le reste à moi.

Sachez que j'ai pris tous les dispositions utiles pour la réussite de cette
affaire autrement je ne perdrais pas mon temps ni levotre.Lorsque vous me
donnerez votre accord de principe je vous enverrai le formulaire de réclamation
que vous remplirez et faxerez à la banque en vousprésentant comme associé
du défunt donc bénéficiaire des fonds et moi à la banque appuierai votre
réclamation de sorte que la banque transfère les fonds dans votre compte
indiqué.

Toutes les dispositions seront prises pour que cette transaction soit légale
avec documents authentiques à l'appui. Un détail important,gardez la discrétion
autour de cette affaire et ne permettez pas que la banque sache que c'est
qui vous fournit toutes ces informations au risque de compromettre la ransaction
dans laquelle j'ai investi beaucoupd'argent d'efforts et de temps.

Dans l'attente d'une réponse favorable je vous adresse
mes cordiales salutations

Mr JACOB IMENLA

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Mr JACOB IMENLA

HELLO,

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR NOW AND DO NOT ASK MY NAME. WHAT I HAVE MAY BE
OF INTEREST TO YOU.IT IS A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO
YOU AND I.

I LIVE IN SHANGHAI,CHINA BUT I AM KOREAN. I AM 49 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE
BEEN WORKING IN A BANK IN CHINA FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS WHERE I AM
PRESENTLY AN ACCOUNTS MANAGER.I WILL GIVE YOU MY FULL DETAILS ON YOUR
REPLY TO THIS LETTER. MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SOLICIT YOUR CO-
OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS UNDER MY
MANAGEMENT CONTAINING $12MILLION (TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS) WHICH HAS
REMAINED DORMANT FOR THE LAST THIRTEEN YEARS. THIS ACCOUNT WAS OWNED BY
THE LATE MRS. JOVITA JASMINE CARRERRA AND FOLLOWING MY INVESTIGATION, I
FOUND OUT THAT SHE DIED ON MAY 1992 VIA A CAR CRASH IN THE BAHAMAS AND
SHE LEFT NO CHILDREN OR NEXT OF KIN.

I WILL INFORM YOU MORE ON HOW WE CAN GET THE MONEY IN HER ACCOUNT
TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU AGREE TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME ON THIS
ON YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL.

I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU MORE PERSONAL DETAILS OF ME AND THE TRANSACTION ON
YOUR REPLY.

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS CONFIDENTIAL,URGENT AND OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY.
CWH.

Why do they nearly always write in upper case?

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

how are you today 23RD day of March 2005?

My names are Abraham Adesanya. Please this mail should
serve as a business proposal.I got your e-mail address
while searching for a business patner. I need to
transfer $15,000,000:00 (FIFTEEN MILLION USD)
urgently.I am in the verge of completing the documents
and paper works to transfer this fund and I am
currently working through my country's Foreign
Exchange commission to clear the charges and taxes
associated with these transfers before the money is
released.I intend to invest heavily in real estate and
stocks.I am to be the faceless investor while you will
manage my investment and deliver good dividends.

I therefore will like to go into partnership with you
on an accout of agreed terms,according to the laws of
your country. But I need to transfer this money
directly to your account,I hope it is ok by you.

Why we need you to do that is because, since the money
will be transferred to your account, officially, the
papers will bear your details as the beneficiary.It’s
important you note this.I must assure you that this is
not drug or terrorist money, in fairness to you, it is
money from crude oil bunkering, but we need a credible
person to be able to continue in this business.

If its ok with you, could you please reply my email to
let me know. I wish to keep my country of origin, my
direct contact details and my position in my country's
government, a secret until I am sure you are in with
me, but be rest assured that you are dealing with a
very highly placed person and politician of good
repute in the senate.

You will be required to:

(1)Assist in the transfer of the said sum

(2)Advise on lucrative areas for investment

(3)Assist us in purchase of properties in your
country.

If you decide to render your service to us in this
regard, 10% of the total sum will be for you.

I await you swift response,have a wonderfull weekend
and God bless,

HON. SEN. ABRAHAM ADESANYA

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This one's pretty friendly.

ATTN ,

I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department
of Banque internationale de lafrique delouest Abidjan (BIAO). I am writing
following the impressive information about you through my reseach from your
country directory. its assured me of your capability and reliability to
champion this businees opportunity.In my department I discovered an
abandoned sum of $18.5m US dollars eighteen million, five hundred thousand
U.S dollars In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who
died along with his entire family in a kenya airline crash in the year 1999
in abidjan that almost took the whole life of the pasengeres on board. Since
we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin
to come over and claim his money because the bank cannot release the money
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately I learnt that all his
supposed next of kin or beneficiary died alongside with him at the plane
crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

Therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this businness
proposal to you and release the money to you as the beneficiary or next of
kin to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is
coming for it and I 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 unclamed after 10 years, the money will be transfered into
the Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as the
beneficiary or next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that
the customer was a foreigner and an Ivoirean cannot stand as next of kin to
the decease one as a foreigner. I agree that 35 % of this money will be for
you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 15
% will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 50% would
be for me There after I will visit your country for disbursement accoding to
the percentages indicated, remember the transfer of this money does not
matter your nationality you will apply as the beneficiary or next of kin of
this fund,Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to your
norminated account.

You must apply first to the bank as the beneficiary or next of kin of the
deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number your telephone
and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in
the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of your reply I will send to you by
email the text of the application and the two back up certificate for the
claim,the certificate of deposit and the inco-operation certificate. 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 assure you once more again that no risk
involved in the transfer of this money into your account i am arranging
everything in your favour.You should contact me immediately as soon as you
receive this letter, Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Your's faithfully,
MR JACOB IMENLA
(bill and exchange manager bib)
Private line(0022508108611)
N/B.my intention of writing you through email is because i believe it is
very confidential ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS ([email protected])