Money Transfer Scam | Alaska Airlines | MORRIS THOMPSON

Apart from the fact that this message is written in capital letters, the spelling and grammer are abysmal. Someone who has earned the title of "Doctor" before their name, would normally be fluent in the english language, even if they went to an African university.

So it's easy to see that this was written by some semi illiterate person trying to make a quick profit on the internet with a fraudulent offer.

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From: rita boakye <rita_boakye@latinmail.com>
Date: Jan 19, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: FROM DR RITA BOAKYE
To: "rita_boakye@latinmail.com"


MY DEAREST,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY WITH YOUR FAMILY OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY?I HOPE YOU ALL FINE, SO MY DEAR, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GO THROUGH THIS LETTER, IT IS MY GREAT INTEREST AND THE TRUST WHICH I HAVE ON YOU, THROUGH WE HAVE NOT MEET BEFORE, NEITHER HAVE WE SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEFORE I PICK UP YOUR ADDRESS AND WRITE TO YOU

I AM A STAFF OF BANK I 'M WRITING FOLLOWING AN OPPURTUNITY IN MY OFFICE THAT WILL BE OF IMENSE BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US.

IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5MILLION (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS LATE MR. MORRIS THOMPSON AN AMERICAN WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31 2000, INCLUDING HIS WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHTER. YOU SHALL READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS SITE BELOW.

HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2000/US/02/01/ALASKA.AIRLINES.LIST/

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATVES TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.

UNFORTUNATELY, I LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN BEING HIS ONLY DAUGHTER DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FUND BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN THIS DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS FOR SAFETY KEEPING AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO BACK INTO GOVERNMENT TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT SUCH MONEY REMAINED AFTER 6 YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANKING TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS AND I BEENING THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OFFICER IN THE BANK WITH OTHER TWO MEMBERS DO NOT ALLOWED THE BANK DIRECTOR TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

WE AGREED THAT 20% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, WHILE THE BALANCE WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES. I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE ONCE THIS MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE BE HONEST TO ME AND TRUST IS OUR WATCHWORD IN THIS TRANSACTION.

NOTE THIS TRANSACTION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND RISK FREE. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME BY RETURN MAIL OR YOU CALL ME ON TELEPHONE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SMOOTH RELEASE OF THESE FUNDS TO YOU HAS BEEN FINALISED. WE WILL DISCUSS MUCH IN DETAILS WHEN I DO RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE.
PLEASE IN YOUR RESPONSE INCLUDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.

BEST REGARDS

DR RITA BOAKYE