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Friday, January 25, 2008

Mark Toure Inheritance eMail Fraud

Not sure if the email you received is legitimate? Unfortunately you are not being sought to collet a large inheritance, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of identity theft visit SecurePCNews at where you can find specific information about dealing with Identity Theft.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: mark toure [mailto:mark_toure8@hotmail.fr]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:20 AM
Subject: AWAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.

FROM. MR MARK TOURE.
ACCOUNTANT OFFICER IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICAN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

I WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMIMY LONG LIFE,HEALTHY,PEROSPEROUS? SUCCESSFULLY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008.

THIS IS MY PERSONAL PROFILE.
I AM MR MARK TOURE, FROM BURKINA FASO HERE IN WEST AFRICA, I AM MARRIED WITH CHILDREN 1 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS AND MY WIFE NAME IS MRS ZENABOU TOURE, CURRENTLY I AM WORKING WITH BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

PROFESSION; - ACCOUNTANT.
WORKING POSITION; - MANAGER IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING.
MARITAL STATUS; - MARRIED AND BLESSED WITH 3 KIDS,
AGE;-45
RESIDENT ADDRESS; - 542 AVENUE YENENGA
01 BP OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE THIS LETTER TO YOU IN ORDER TO REQUEST YOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR THE REALIZATION OF THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE TO THE BANK MANAGEMENT IF YOU ACCEPT MY PROPOSAL.

THE DECEASE CUSTOMER IS MR MARTIN JOHN, A FOREIGNER WHO USED TO WORK WITH GADOUGOU GOLD MINERS COMPANY HERE IN BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU WEST AFRICA.

MR MARTIN JOHN HIS BEEN OUR CUSTOMER FOR PASS 13 YEARS ON THE 19TH OF JULY 2004, MR MARTIN AND HIS WIFE WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG KAYA EXPRESS ROAD WHEN COME FROM DORI HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

UNFORTUNATELY MR MARTIN JOHN AND HIS WIFE WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ACCIDENT.

SINCE THEN AS OFFICE IN OF ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO MANY EMBASSIES TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVES AND THIS ALSO PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS.

I DECIDED TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN CLAIM THIS MONEY BECAUSE NOW THE BANK MANAGEMENT HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASE CUSTOMER MR MARTIN JOHN OR HAVE THE FUND TRANSFER TO THE BANK TREASURE WITHIN THE NEXT 21 BANKING WORKING DAYS.

NOW I NEED YOUR HOPE SINCE ALL MY SEVERAL ENQUIRIES IN LOCATING HIS RELATIVES FOR THE PASS 3YEARS PROVED ABORTIVE I SEEK YOUR CONSENT AS TO PRESENT YOU TO THE BANK OF AFRICA AS THE LEGITIMATE NEXT OF KIN TO THERE LATE CUSTOMER AND ALSO FOR THE BANK TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS THE BENEFICIAL OF THE MONEY 27,920 MILLION EUROS.THAT WILL BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL PROVED TO THE BANK MANAGEMENT.

IF MY PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED BY YOU THEN YOU WILL HAVE 45% SHARE OF THE MONEY WHILE 50% WILL BE FOR ME 5% SHOULD BE FOR EXPENSES OF TAX AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE AND FOR ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP THIS CLAIM.

I NEED THIS FROM YOU THEN I WILL TELL YOU THE NEXT STEP
1. FULL NAME?
2. ADDRESS?
3. OCCUPATION?
4. PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.
5. MARITAL STATUS?
6. YOUR NATIONALITY?

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY MY SECURED AND CONFIDENTIAL.

AWAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.
BEST REGARDS.
MR MARK TOURE.
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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