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FROM:MR.KAZIM USMAN.
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK
BURKINA FASO (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.


DEAR FRIEND

IT WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL. WELCOME THIS LETTER
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH.


I AM MR.KAZIM USMAN,THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS & AUDITING DEPT.AT THE
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK OUAGADOUGOU-WEST AFRICA.

WITH DUE RESPECT I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION
THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING
EVALUATIONS,MY STAFFS CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINTAINED
BY A FOREIGN CLIENT WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSENGERS OF AN
AIRLINE CRASH ON 6TH NOV. 2000.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN THIS
ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH.THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR
FUTURE INVESTMENT BY THE CLIENT. SINCE HIS DEMISE,NOBODY,NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS
OF HIS FAMILY HAVE APPLIED FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND
IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT
BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE
HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO FILE CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.AS THE DIRECTOR OF
THE DEPT,THIS DISCOVERY WAS BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE
WHAT IS TO BE DONE.WITH THE FEW PERSONEL IN MY DEPT,WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS
THROUGH WHICH TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY
TOO.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS(USD
10,500,000.00).WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK,WE ARE HANDICAPPED
BECAUSE WE CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM
OVER THIS MONEY.WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ON WHAT TO DO,A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO WORKS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RECOMMENDED YOUR PERSONALITY
TO ME AND ADVISED I SHOULD ASK YOU FOR HELP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.THE CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED
TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS
AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED INTO.

I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY FOURTY %(40%)TO YOU FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION
OF THIS TRANSFER.WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY
RISK FREE SINCE WE WORK IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT
IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION
AS AT WHEN DESIRED.

WE WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS WE ARE HOPING TO
RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH WILL
BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE WILL THEN COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED PERCENTAGES.YOU
MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE.MAY ALLAH HELP YOU TO HELP US TO A RESTIVE RETIREMENT.AMEN.

PLEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH
MY EMAIL ADRESS OR CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER (censored) FOR ORAL DISCUSSION.

AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.

MR.KAZIM USMAN.