Has anyone ever had an email like this???

asquiths_2

Hi all just received this email and haven't got a clue what its about. My gut feeling is obviously Its a wind up!! but just wanted someone to check it out to make sure its not either real or that its not a dangerous email that could cost someone money!!!

thanks in advance xxx
p.s sorry about the length of it but this is exactly as it was sent. xx

FROM,THE DESK OF MR john roben
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICOUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
TEL.00226 78 83 79 61.


Dear Friend,

I am the manager bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department of African Development Bank, ouagadougou burkina faso, My dear I am trusting this deal to you buy faith and hope that you will handle it without know problem.

In my department file, I discovered an abandoned sum of US $11.6milion in an account that belongs to one
of our foreign customer who died along with his wife and the only daughter in November 2, 1997 in a plane crash.

Since I got information about his death, I have been watching out for his next of kin to come over and claim this money because, the bank cannot release it
to any person unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as it is indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, unfortunately,
I discovered that the only next of kin died alongside with him a plane crash being his only daughter left nobody or relation for claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this business proposal to you as a foreigner and for you to stand as the next of kin or a relation to deceased person for and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for the claim and
I don’t want this money to go into the banks treasury as unclaimed bill , the banking law and guideline ARTICLE A section ABD/O11 of 1991,stipulates that if such is found in our bank after (10) years remain unclaimed the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer is a foreigner, a Burkinabe and a Burkinabe cannot
stand as a next of kin to a foreigner.

I arrange that 30% of this money will be for you’re as foreigner partner in respect to the
provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business, handled by you, and 60% will be for me. Thereafter, I will visit
your country for disbursement according to the percentage as indicated. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this money to your private account, you have to apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of the application, I will not fail
to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and do not entertain any fear as all required arrangement has been made for the transfer.

You should contact me immediately you receive my letter through
my telephone or e-mail.
Trusting to hear from you.
Yours faithfully
URGENT .
MR john roben FROM,THE DESK OF MR john roben
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICOUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
TEL.00226 78 83 79 61.


Dear Friend,

I am the manager bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department of African Development Bank, ouagadougou burkina faso, My dear I am trusting this deal to you buy faith and hope that you will handle it without know problem.

In my department file, I discovered an abandoned sum of US $11.6milion in an account that belongs to one
of our foreign customer who died along with his wife and the only daughter in November 2, 1997 in a plane crash.

Since I got information about his death, I have been watching out for his next of kin to come over and claim this money because, the bank cannot release it
to any person unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as it is indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, unfortunately,
I discovered that the only next of kin died alongside with him a plane crash being his only daughter left nobody or relation for claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this business proposal to you as a foreigner and for you to stand as the next of kin or a relation to deceased person for and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for the claim and
I don’t want this money to go into the banks treasury as unclaimed bill , the banking law and guideline ARTICLE A section ABD/O11 of 1991,stipulates that if such is found in our bank after (10) years remain unclaimed the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer is a foreigner, a Burkinabe and a Burkinabe cannot
stand as a next of kin to a foreigner.

I arrange that 30% of this money will be for you’re as foreigner partner in respect to the
provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business, handled by you, and 60% will be for me. Thereafter, I will visit
your country for disbursement according to the percentage as indicated. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this money to your private account, you have to apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of the application, I will not fail
to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and do not entertain any fear as all required arrangement has been made for the transfer.

You should contact me immediately you receive my letter through
my telephone or e-mail.
Trusting to hear from you.
Yours faithfully
URGENT .
MR john roben

iceicebaby

Yes I have had a few e mails like this.

They are all scams.

Delete away!

irishesman

It's a con and should be deleted. I saw something about how much these con tricks cost the UK on the BBC new's web site this week. I can't find it now, but its on there somewhere.

:beer:

quidsin

Heard something like this on the Ed Doulan show on radio WM, the senders were after peoples bank details!!!

Robert_Sterling

Deal or no deal.

No deal Noel.

sarahlouise210

I have never had an email like this but would obviously see it as a scam! ...but wouldn`t it be funny if it was not ...and you claimed to be the next of kin and then said you wanted 100% of the money seeing as you were the next of kin!!:D

Stompa

I've had hundreds of these over the years. They're known as 419's:

http://www.oft.gov.uk/Consumer/Scams/email.htm#nigeria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud

fatboyonadiet

I've had loads like this but the one that made me laugh the most was written as if it was someone from Manchester! A bit different from all the one's that tend to originate from Africa, but basically the same scam.

Tiggs_2

Its a stealth tax on idiots.

Stompa

The best one I ever had was at the beginning of the gulf war, and purported to come from the brother of Tariq Aziz who was looking for ways of getting large quantities of money out of Iraq!

angelatgraceland

AS soon as I start to read such an illiterate email I find my eyes closing and my hand moves as though by radar and deletes it. Can't tell you what mine said but it was rubbish just as your is. They are tiring and time consuming. Don't fall for this clap-trap.