Questo è uno spam che ricevo, e credo proprio di non essere l'unico, da alcuni anni, seppur mutato di nome e personaggi. Il canovaccio è sempre lo stesso: c'è qualcuno (i parenti di un ex dittatore, di un ex bacnhiere, rovesciati da colpi di stato) in Africa che ha un sacco di soldi non suoi e chiede a me se può trasferirmeli sul conto. Con l'inezia di qualche commissione.

Amos Zongo è solo l'ultimo in ordine di tempo. Pare che un tizio sia morto in un incidente aereo, e Zongo abbia 'sti suoi 16 milioni di dollari e dato che non può darli via allora cerca qualcuno (ME) per poterli trasferire, salvo pagre un 5% di commissione. Bella, quasi quasi rispondo:

FROM AMOS ZONGO
AUDITOR GENERAL.
BANK OF AFRICA.
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
Email:amoszongo@mixmail.com
TEL:226 76496035


Dear Clyde,

I am MR.AMOS ZONGO
The Auditor General of BANK OFAFRICA(BOA). I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. However, I got your contact through a BUSINESS TRADE MANUAL in Burkina Faso Chamber Of Commerce inmy search for a foreign business partner whom I will transfer this fund in his personal or company’s account.

During the annual bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 16,000 000:00 (SIXTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) in an account that belong to one of our foreign customers (Willie Jackson Sr.) 61 years,

of Scotch Plains, N.J. USA lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990,which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999. View this website:

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) .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 can not release it unless some body apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money. It is based on this, that I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting You. If you indicate interest in this transaction I will let you know the steps to take for a smooth transaction for the approval of this fund from the Bank in yourfavour.

The mode of sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated bank account will be as follows: 65% for me, 30% will be given to you for your assistance and 5% will be mapped out to offset expenses during the course of the transaction. in receipt of this mail,call me immediately via the above phone or email and kindly send me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please treat this business proposal

STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Best Regards,
MR AMOS ZONGO