HAVE YOU BEEN RECEIVING E_MAILS OFFERING YOU AMOUNT OF CLAIMS? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SCAM?ARE YOU ALREADY AWARE?

They stated that they are bank officials in Bank of Africa is asking you to be involved to get claims of a dead man in order for both of you to share the huge amount of money stated as $10.3 million and $18.5 million. They said they will be assisting you through the course of the transaction. They will also get your private number and fax number, and these info might be the start of their monkey business, when you give them your numbers!?! I don't know exactly how they operate but this is what's inside the letter. To those who know how they operate please state their 'modus operandi' so we would be aware.. Thanks!

LETTER from LIKELY SCAMMERS:

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.DIOUF MOUKA,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER. I WORK IN THE AUDITING/ACCOUNTING SECTION OF THE BANK OF AFRICA(BOA),OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

I HAVE A BUSINESS DEAL WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS ($18.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) ,WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO. AND ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE TO USA FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.

THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS IN OUR BANK.THE MAN'S NAME IS CALLED ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY.HE WAS INTO PROPERTIES AS HIS BUSINESS IN GERMANYAND BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE EIGHT YEARS AGO ON 25TH JULY,2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH[Flight AF4590 ] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD .

N.B.IN OTHER FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME HONESTLY GO THROUGH THIS (website) BEFORE YOU START WITH ME. BELOW IS THE WEBSITE:

( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/europe/859479.stm)

AND SINCE THEN,NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.

THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON[ANDREAS SCHRANNER] OR AS THE ONLY SURVIVING NEXT OF KIN,AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER AND HIS PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATIONS WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES BOTH OF US MIGHT INCURE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS]

URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.DIOUF MOUKA.

Bill & Exchange Manager(BOA)

ANOTHER LETTER:

From Dr Amudu John .

The Personal Assistant Manager,

Bank Of Africa(B.O.A)

Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise,However,Its just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction, I am Dr Amudu John personal Assistant to the Branch Manager of Bank Of Africa(BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. The transaction is about seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin/ beneficiary of the US$10.3 MILLION DOLLAR,(TEN

MILLION,THREE HOUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS), and who is a customer to the bank where i work.

This money is owned by a man called MR HASSAN ABDULLAH,a Lebanese who was involved in the december 26th 2003 Benin plane crash in West Africa, with his family during their vacation journey . The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, the bank made a public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any of his relatives abroad.

THEREFORE, by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL, top secret should be maintained please!,because i am still in the active service i do not need any form of implication especially now I'm in the verge of my retirement to endanger my career at last!.

Since we got the 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 guidelines and laws.

In that regard, i decided to seek your consent for this prospective opportunity. Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction does not involve any RISK, and does not need much engagement from you, since i am familiar with this kind of transaction being an