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Sometimes one of the Africans has a fantastic idea. This is one of them.

After 9/11 the US has been following money transfers the world over as one of the methods of combating Terrorism. Of course, money transfers not belonging to terrorist organizations are also being followed. This is where this message is trying to profit from.

Although the writer tries to emulate an official message from the FBI, he has no command of official bureaucratic language.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Robert S. Mueller
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Subject: ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
To: undisclosed-recipients

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
Website: www.fbi.gov

ATTENTION: FUND BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.,IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE CITI BANK LONDON DISTRICT HAS RELEASED 10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO A BANK IN AMERICA(name withheld for security reason) IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.THE CITI BANK LONDON KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.

THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER , IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE,IF YOU ARE NOT
TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THIS IS A PURE CODED ,MEANS OF PAYMENT?

RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORDWIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

WE ADVICE YOU CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY,AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY ,UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OFTRANSFER(DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM LONDON ARE ANTI TERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS
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We have decided to contact you directly to acquire
the proper verifications and proof from you to show
that you are the rightful person to receive this fund,
because of the amount involve,we want to make sure is
a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be
informed that the fund are now in United State in your
name , but right now we have ask the bank not to
release the fund to anybody that comes to them ,
unless we ask them to do so,because we have to carry
out our investigations first before releasing the fund
to you. Note that the fund is in a BANK in AMERICA(name withheld for security reason)
right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund
to you yet, because we need a solid proof and
verifications from you before releasing the funds.

So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to
us that what you are about to receive is a clean money
by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also
Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy
to us that the money you are about to receive is
legitimate and clean money. You are to forward the
documents to us immediately if you have it in your
possession, if you don’t have it let us know so that
we will direct and inform you where to obtain the
document and send to us so that we will ask the bank
holding the funds to go ahead
Crediting your account immediately.

This Documents are to be issued to you from the
World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get
back to us immediately if you don’t have the document so
that we will inform you the particular place to obtain
the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we have
come to realize that the fund was Authorized by
H.S.B.C Bank in London.

An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity
Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a
Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of
certain information taken from fingerprint submissions
retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in
some instances, federal employment,naturalization, or
military service.THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL THE
30TH AUGUST 2008 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING
THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF
FUNDS OUT OF LONDON .
GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE
RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

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It looks as though the George Brumley story is a great theme to run 419 scams on.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: 00226 mrkarim ibrahim1 <mrkarim001@mixmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Subject: URGENT POSITIVE RESPONSE IS NEEDED.
To: “mrkarim001@mixmail.com” <mrkarim001@mixmail.com>

CREDIT OFFICER
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA,
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO
BANK WEB:www.bkofafrica.net

DEAR FRIEND

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION;THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED,BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS I HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY IN TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I AM MR, KARIM IBRAHIM. CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN AMERICAN ,LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY, CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION BURKINA FASO,UNTIL HIS DEATH IN KENYA AIR BUS (A310-300) FLIGHT KQ430,BANKED WIH US AT BANK of AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF JANUARY,2003 WORTH USD 18.200,000.00(EIGHTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY.

VALUABLE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE BANK OF AFRICAN HERE IN BURKINA FASO TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE BRUMLEY’S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY’S NEXT OF KIN(HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,THAT ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLEARED “UNCLAINMED” AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE DR GEORGE BRUMLEY SO THAT THE FUND USD 18.2 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT.

I HAVE SECURED FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES, AND MORE SO I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL,I WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY EMAIL,PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR. SEE THE WEBSITE OF THE PLANE CRASH http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR KARIM IBRAHIM.
00226 76366185.

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