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We all have received them, some wild email from The other side of the world talking about how you can get a percantage of $100 Million for giving out your bank account number.

Here is one such correspondence between me and a scammer.

Not exactly radio related, but it is since its The Crow!
=Still Ongoing=
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===Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY===
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.
FROM THE DESK OF; MR IDRISSA ZIMBA,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A),
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Friend,
How are you and your family? Guess it is well with you.
I am Mr Idrissa Zimba, I work as the Foreign Operations Manager of our bank here in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Although the world is a very small place and hard place to meet people with complete confidence, but as I have developed the trust on you, after a week fasting and praying i made up my mind to contact you for this confidential business transaction with hope that you will not disclose the secret of this great opportunity to another person.

There is an unclaimed sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$10.5M) in my bank, and when went through the records, I discovered that this fund belong to one of our foreign customer who died years ago, and no beneficiaries or claimants were stated concerning to claim this funds. Therefore, your request as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim so that our bank will release the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the beneficiary/Foreign Business Partner to the deceased.

This fund was meant for a short term investment in my country unfortunately the beneficiary died untimely. So, if you accept to assist me, I will place your name as the person who has the right to claim the fund which will enable our bank issue you fund investment document to avoid your government or anybody to question the source of the fund during the process of the transfer.

Hence you will be interested to assist me get this fund transferred in your account, I will reward you with 45% of the total sum while 55% will be for me. If you are sure of your trust, integrity for safe-keeping this fund in your account, contact me with your full detailed information including your private telephone number(mobile) for me to guide you on the best legal way to tender an application to claim this fund successfully from our bank. Again My coming to your country once the money transferred , Me and you will exchange our photos, For you to know me in your country Airport, I am waiting for your urgent response.

Yours faithfully.
Mr Idrissa Zimba
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*My Reply*
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Dear Mr Idrissa Zimba,
If you didn’t want this public, why on earth did you contact a radio station?

Congratulations, your our first story on tomorrows morning show. And yes, we do know what your doing.

Sincerely,
The KQRO Radio Staff

KQRO-AM KQRO-FM McKinney-Dallas-Ft.Worth TX

P.S
One of the perks of being a government entity, is our ability to know exactly where you are. Sure you probably sent it from an internet cafe, it doesn’t matter, you can be found.

Have a Great Day,
Jim Bobus
Owner
Green Broadcast Media
The Crow 99.9 FM 1650 AM – Your Home For Classics
http://www.TheCrowRadio.com
Talk 95.7 FM 1560 AM – McKinney’s Talk Station
http://www.TalkRadioX.com
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*(Yes Yes I know, naughty me for impersonating a gov station, but did that turn him off? lets see!)*
=========His Reply==========
Dear Friend,

You are a staff of a radio station and not a radio broadcast my contact towards you is to get more on a lucrative business and Idea. and not to broadcast the deal as a public affair.If you are interested to be my partner let me know.

Regards,
Mr Idrissa Zimba
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====Reply #2=====
My Deal is real and i am not kidding with you tell me if you are interested or not.
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(Really? REALLY?!,Ok Let the games begin!)
=======*My Reply*=====
All Right, We will keep this on the down low for now,
tell me, are you a scammer? Several emails come in like this all the time, usually each faker than the last.

However, Yours seems legit.

What Needs To Be Done?

Jim
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*(Will he answer my question? NO!)*
=====His Reply=========
Dear Friend,

It is interesting to know that we can be partners , i am a citizen of Burkina Faso, West African country.This business I am talking about is about a certain account belonging to one of our customers Mr Arafat Bashir, who died in a plane crash since 2003.He has no one who can stand as his relation or next of kin,and so the bank governing body is planning to convert his account into bank treasury.I do not want this to happen, and that is why I wrote you,suggesting to you to apply as next of kin to the deceased.

I want you to know that I have done all necessary arrangements to facilitate smooth and quicker transaction.If really you would want to be my partner , could you please send me your personal details; your telephone number for easy communication, also a photocopy of your identity or photograph of yours. I want to remind you that you will receive 45% percent of the whole sum for helping me. Please i want you to understand that a stich in time saves nine so write back and tell me if you really want to carry out this transaction with me. From my banking experience it may take less than 10 working days to conclude this transfer.

I sincerely need your help because this might be my first and last opportunity of hitting big money in my life.I also would want you to treat this affair as both urgent and confidential to make sure that all the secret is with you even if you do not want to help me out .I will send you an Application Form which you will fill and send to the bank for the onward transfer of the fund into your BANK account on the receipt of your reply.

Best Regards
Mr Idrissa Zimba
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*(Turkey never did answer my question, nor has he used my name, I can’t believe he is still going at it)*
=========My Reply=======
Hi Mr. Zimba,
thank you for your continued correspondence, it is greatly appreciated that we can do business together.
Although I prefer contact by email, you can call at 214-620-0959 ext 3.

Attached is a photograph of myself to ensure trust.
I hope you do likewise for yourself as promised, if possible I would like for you to hold a sign that says “Captain Planet”.

Looking forward for the details,
Jim
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*(I attached a photo of Richard Simmons, thats the studio contact number, he likely wont call, and that number cant be traced to my address)*
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