I recieved an email similar to several other scams (Nigeria - inherit millions) This is a joke... My family has been traced well into the 1700's and I know this guy MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munichis) not in my family history.
The email even included a link to BBC News about the crash. If I was related in any way, my family would have known. We keep close tabs on all family. We even have a family reunion every year the has over 400 people in attendance. The person who is sending us this needs to realize we are not going to fall for this scam. First off if I was to really inherit something they would NOT contact you by email. First contact would be by Phone or mail. Then after contact with the individual to inherit millions there would be a formal visit, you would be such a big client to them they wouldn't want to have you pay any money to them right away until you recieved the inheritance because you could just leave the money in the bank. OH and this guy wants to keep 60% of the money you are suposed to inherit!
Here is the email:
Dear Friend,
I am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA (B.O. A) here in
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.in my department we discovered an abandoned sum
of US$25m dollars (TWENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a plane crash.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELOW
Http://news. Bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479. Stm
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 some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that
all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation 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 guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after SEVEN years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a
Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable
the immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private 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 fax or email the text of the application.
I will not fail to bring to your notice 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.
You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr KARIMU BADAMUSI.
(b.O. A)
treat as urgent and confidential
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