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Providing Evidences,
the Journalist's Way

Evidences are not just mere
information. These are exact records of events as they happen, captured and archived through any medium such as paper, tape, film or video. They are not based on hearsay but on the accounts of your senses (hearing, sight, feel, taste). These are vital point in your fight where people should see or feel themselves or put their feet into your shoes to understand. To prove your point and save you from losing your integrity, credibility and morals, you should persuade them to believe. So make your evidence complete, factual and convincing. In Journalism, you should answer all the "W" and "H" (What, "When", "Where", "Why" and "How"). Then if you've done that without malice and personal reasons, then you would never go wrong with your evidences.

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A COMMENTARY:
Is this the end of "COPYRIGHT'S FAIR USE?"

This comment has been sent by one of our subscriber and avid supporter, which was also posted on his YouTube Channel:

"I'm sorry, but I had to remove some

significant videos which some labels has claimed third party content ownership, even if my videos all conforms with COPYRIGHT'S FAIR USE (for educational/ tutorial and news purposes).

Universal Music Group and Warner Music are

devils of the recording Industry who's just after their profits and doesn't care about people's common interest. They neglect most of our rights to share our knowledge and broadcast what's on our mind, as well as kill most of our advocacies! I had to boycott them...Or, consider the end of our COPYRIGHT'S FAIR USE."

"YouTube video I.D. system is subject to abuse by Copyright Holders like Universal Music which in

most cases, doesn't recognize "FAIR USE" of the Copyright Law (Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107), whether for educational or critic purposes. Consider Lenz versus Universal case filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

How effective this video I.D. is? It depends upon how Copyright Owners use them. In my opinion, this

system still subject to abuses whether in the event of take down notices, content blocking or audio muting.

If Music Labels want people to buy their artists' CDs then let people be aware of their music. Now that's

being fair. If people won't like them, then they won't buy your product. But how will they know if
you'll not show your products? That's Marketing.

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"mannydeguzmanjartist" channel

Here's a sample of an educational video which Universal Music has claimed for their music content.
This video has been blocked to several countries due to a third party Copyright claim (recently audio swapped to be made available worldwide).

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS TUTORIAL

If you're a regular YouTube user, you might be well aware of the term "Copyright Claims and Infringement".

If you post videos regularly, then it is quite alarming to find out that most of your videos will be subjected to third party content if you use music or video clips which you doesn't own. This is true not only for music and videos, but also applies to all Intellectual Properties such as images and print articles.

But, there is a provision to use a Copyrighted content such as in scholarly work (educational or demonstration),

in a news report, judicial proceedings, etc. These are all encompassed in what is known as "COPYRIGHTS FAIR USE"

WHAT IS COPYRIGHT and COPYRIGHT'S FAIR USE?

Before we let out our frustrations, it is just right to examine what were covered by our rights in contrast with

what is provided in the Copyright law. ignorance of law is not always the case and must not be an excuse.

(Reference: Stanford Legal Office or the Office of Technology )

Copyright Law and Fair Use This guide addresses issues concerning the use of copyrighted material in an academic setting. Guidelines for protecting works created by faculty and students are available from the library. A separate Web site about copyright and fair use provides extensive additional information, including surveys of primary materials, links to other Internet sites, and an overview of copyright law. Specific advice may be provided by the campus Office of Technology Licensing or the Stanford Legal Office. What is a copyright?

A copyright is the set of exclusive legal rights authors have over their works for a limited period of time. These

rights include copying the works (including parts of the works), making derivative works, distributing the works, and performing the works (this means showing a movie or playing an audio recording, as well as performing a dramatic work). Currently, the author's rights begin when a work is created. A work does not have to bear a copyright notice or be registered to be copyrighted.

Why do we have copyright?

The Constitution of the United States says that its purpose is to promote science and the useful arts. The

government believed that those who create an original expression in any medium need protection for their work so they can receive appropriate compensation for their intellectual effort.
What is a work in the public domain?

A work in the public domain can be copied freely by anyone. Such works include those of the U.S. Government

and works for which the copyright has expired. Generally, for works created after 1978, the copyright lasts for 70 years beyond the life of the author. Works created before but not published before 1978 have special rules. For works created and first published between 1950 and 1978 the copyright lasts for 95 years. For works created and first published before 1950, the copyright lasts for 28 years but could have been renewed for another 67 years. When planning a project, start by identifying works in the public domain which can be re-purposed in the new work. Request permissions for materials not in the public domain early in the project. If there are images or sounds for which permission to copy cannot be obtained, it is easier to redesign the project at the beginning rather waiting until the project nears completion.

What is fair use?

Fair use provisions of the copyright law allow for limited copying or distribution of published works without the

author's permission in some cases. Examples of fair use of copyrighted materials include quotation of excerpts in a review or critique, or copying of a small part of a work by a teacher or student to illustrate a lesson.

How can I tell if my copying is allowed by fair use provisions of the Law?

There are no explicit, predefined, legal specifications of how much and when one can copy, but there are guidelines for fair use. Each case of copying must be evaluated according to four factors:

The purpose and nature of the use. If the copy is used for teaching at a non-profit institution, distributed without charge, and made by a teacher or students acting individually, then the copy is more likely to be considered as fair use. In addition, an interpretation of fair use is more likely if the copy was made spontaneously, for temporary use, not as part of an "anthology" and not as an institutional requirement or suggestion.
The nature of the copyrighted work. For example, an article from a newspaper would be considered differently than a workbook made for instruction. With multimedia material there are different standards and permissions for different media: a digitized photo from a National Geographic, a video clip from Jaws, and an audio selection from Peter Gabriel's CD would be treated differently--the selections are not treated as a equivalent chunks of digital data.
The nature and substantiality of the material used. In general, when other criteria are met, the copying of extracts that are "not substantial in length" when compared to the whole of which they are part may be considered fair use.
The effect of use on the potential market for or value of the work. In general, a work that supplants the normal market is considered an infringement, but a work does not have to have an effect on the market to be an infringement.

How can a work reference the copyright owner of digital photographs, video, or sounds?

Include the copyright symbol and the name of the copyright owner directly on/under/around the digital material. It

is virtually impossible to ensure that digital information located at any distance from the image/video would be seen by a user if the copyright notice is not directly attached to the material.

If the material is only used once for a class or a project, does the copyright owner need to be acknowledged?

Images, graphics and video should be credited to their owners/sources just as written material. Also, if you

should change your mind and want to use material for commercial purposes, then it is important that you would know where and when you found the material and who is the copyright owner.

Can I download information to my computer?

Digital resources are licensed for the non-profit educational use of Stanford University. Use of these resources is

governed by copyright law and individual license agreements. Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information is prohibited.

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video

It is important for video makers, online service providers, and content providers to understand the legal rights of

makers of new culture, as policies and practices evolve. Only then will efforts to fight copyright “piracy” in the online environment be able to make necessary space for lawful, value-added uses.

Mashups, remixes, subs, and online parodies are new and refreshing online phenomena, but they partake of an

ancient tradition: the recycling of old culture to make new. In spite of our romantic cliches about the anguished lone creator, the entire history of cultural production from Aeschylus through Shakespeare to Clueless has shown that all creators stand, as Isaac Newton (and so many others) put it, “on the shoulders of giants.”

In fact, the cultural value of copying is so well established that it is written into the social bargain at the heart of

copyright law. The bargain is this: we as a society give limited property rights to creators, to reward them for producing culture; at the same time, we give other creators the chance to use that same copyrighted material without permission or payment, in some circumstances. Without the second half of the bargain, we could all lose important new cultural work just because one person is arbitrary or greedy.

Copyright law has several features that permit quotations from copyrighted works without permission or

payment, under certain conditions. Fair use is the most important of these features. It has been an important part of copyright law for more than 150 years. Where it applies, fair use is a right, not a mere privilege. In fact, as the Supreme Court has pointed out, fair use keeps copyright from violating the First Amendment. As copyright protects more works for longer periods than ever before, it makes new creation harder. As a result, fair use is more important today than ever before. Read More

(REFERENCE: EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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Lenz v. Universal

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), asking a f

ederal court to protect the fair use and free speech rights of a mother who posted a short video of her toddler son dancing to a Prince song on the Internet. Stephanie Lenz's 29-second recording shows her son bouncing along to the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy," which is heard playing in the background. Lenz uploaded the home video to YouTube in February to share it with her family and friends.

But last month, YouTube informed Lenz that it had removed the video from its website after Universal claimed

that the recording infringed a copyright controlled by the music company. Under federal copyright law, a mere allegation of copyright infringement can result in the removal of content from the Internet. "I was really surprised and angry when I learned my video was removed," said Lenz. "Universal should not be using legal threats to try to prevent people from sharing home videos of their kids with family and friends." "Universal's takedown notice doesn't even pass the laugh test," said EFF Staff Attorney Corynne McSherry. "Copyright holders should be held accountable when they undermine non-infringing, fair uses like this video." Last May, UMPG's parent company, Universal Music Group, sent a baseless copyright takedown demand to YouTube for a video podcast by political blogger Michelle Malkin. That video was quickly reposted after Malkin fought back.

"Copyright abuse can shut down online artists, political analysts, or -- as in this case -- ordinary families who

simply want to share snippets of their day-to-day lives," said EFF Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann. "Universal must stop making groundless infringement claims that trample on fair use and free speech." The lawsuit asks for a declaratory judgment that Lenz's home video does not infringe any Universal copyright, as well as damages and injunctive relief restraining Universal from bringing further copyright claims in connection with the video.

This lawsuit is part of EFF's ongoing work to protect online free speech in the face of bogus copyright claims.

EFF is currently working with Stanford's Fair Use Project to develop a set of "best practices" for proper takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KfJHFWlhQ

(REFERENCE: EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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February 3rd, 2009
YouTube's January Fair Use Massacre
Commentary by Fred von Lohmann

This is what it's come to. Teenagers singing "Winter Wonderland" being censored off YouTube. Fair use
has always been at risk on YouTube, thanks to abusive DMCA takedown notices sent by copyright owners (sometimes carelessly, sometimes not). But in the past several weeks, two things have made things much worse for those who want to sing a song, post an a capella tribute, or set machinima to music. First, it appears that more and more copyright owners are using YouTube's automated copyright filtering system (known as the Content ID system), which tests all videos looking for a "match" with "fingerprints" provided by copyright owners.

Second, thanks to a recent spat between YouTube and Warner Music Group, YouTube's Content ID tool is
now being used to censor lots and lots of videos (previously, Warner just silently shared in the advertising revenue for the videos that included a "match" to its music).

EFF, along with many other public interest groups, have repeatedly expressed our concerns to both
copyright owners and YouTube about the dangers of automated filtering systems like the Content ID system. These systems are still primitive and unable to distinguish a tranformative remix from copyright infringement. So unless they leave lots of breathing room for remixed content, these filters end up sideswiping lots of fair uses. And that's exactly what has happened these past few weeks. And while today it's Warner Music, as more copyright owners start using the Content ID tool, it'll only get worse. Soon it may be off limits to remix anything with snippets of our shared mass media culture -- music, TV, movies, jingles, commercials. That would be a sad irony -- copyright being used to stifle an exciting new wellspring of creativity, rather than encourage it. It's clear from the Warner Music experience that YouTube's Content ID tool fails to separate the infringements from the arguable fair uses. And while YouTube offers users the option to dispute a removal (if it's an automated Content ID removal) or send a formal DMCA counter-notice (if it's an official DMCA takedown), many YouTube users, lacking legal help, are afraid to wave a red flag in front of Warner Music's lawyers. That's a toxic combination for amateur video creators on YouTube. So what can we do?

First, YouTube should fix the Content ID system. Now. The system should not remove videos unless
there is a match between the video and audio tracks of a submitted fingerprint. When we made this suggestion in October 2007, YouTube assured us that they were working on improving the tool. Well, it's been more than a year. If YouTube is serious about protecting its users, the time has come to implement this fix. (Some will point out that this implies that record labels and music publishers can never use the Content ID tool to remove videos solely based on what's in the audio track. That's right. I think that adding a soundtrack to your home skateboarding movie is a fair use. If copyright owners feel differently, they can send a formal DMCA takedown notice, and with any luck, we'll see each other in court.)

Second, YouTubers, EFF wants to help. If Warner Music Group took down your video, ask yourself if
your video is (1) noncommercial (i.e., no commercial advertisements or YouTube Partner videos) and (2) includes substantial original material contributed by you (i.e., no verbatim copies of Warner music videos). If so, and you'd like to counternotice but are afraid of getting sued, we'd like to hear from you. We can't promise to take every case, but neither will we stand by and watch semi-automated takedowns trample fair use.
Related Issues:DMCA,Free Speech,Intellectual Property,No Downtime for Free Speech Campaign Related Cases:Lenz v. Universal
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Other factors to consider in Copyright in both Professional and Amateur Level:

Performing rights
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. Examples of public performances are broadcast and cable television, radio, concerts, nightclubs, restaurants etc. When music is performed by a business they must obtain a license to use that music and compensate the author (composer and lyricist) and publisher.
In the United States, broadcasters can pay for their use of music in one of two ways: they can obtain permission/ license directly from the music’s copyright owner (usually the publisher), or they can obtain a license from ASCAP and BMI to use all of the music in their repertories. ASCAP and BMI along with the much smaller SESAC are the three performing rights societies in the U.S. and once they receive payment from the broadcasters they are responsible for compensating the music authors and publisher. Nearly every professional composer, songwriter, lyricist and publisher is a member of a performing rights society and the income received from them is a major source of their income.

Performers' rights
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As a performer, every individual has certain rights. These basic rights include the right to obtain some remuneration for ones work, and to obtain information about how you (including your appearance) and other talents (acting, singing or other) may have been used in the final product. Whilst one has individual performing rights, if you are asked by a producer or director to perform on their behalf, you (as a performer) should:
ensure you have a contract which clearly describes what benefit you will derive (before you begin your performance)
ensure that you're dealing with the correct party (watch for misrepresentations)
keep the information channels open (be pro-active)

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HOT ISSUE: A Case of Malicous (Fraud) Email!

On May 30, 2009, we received an email sent by a certain MONICA LOVFANDER. The

message has this subject: DEAR EMAIL ACCOUNT OWNER. The message instructed us to send them valueable information, or our email account will be deleted. Here's the full context of the message:

DEAR EMAIL ACCOUNT OWNER ... Monica Lofvander <Monica.Lofvander@ki.se>
Dear Subscriber, Due to spam complaints of email users in our webmail system, our investigation shows that your email address is compromised and is used to send out spam message in our webmail system. As a result, our network engineer will be conducting a maintenance in our webmail system, your Username will be disabled if you do not send us the required information within 24hrs. Information Required: Your Full Name: Username: Password: Retype Password: We value your business and thanks for using our Webmail Service. Maintenance Webmail Team. Webmail Upgrading Service Email:upgradingsv@sify.com

DEAR EMAIL ACCOUNT OWNER

...

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Dear Subscriber,

Due to spam complaints of email users in our webmail system,
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As a result, our network engineer will be conducting a maintenance in
our webmail system, your Username will be disabled if you do not send
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Retype Password:

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The email looks suspicious as we never subscribed to any webmail system other than Yahoo Mail. So we

decided to investigate. It turns out that this email message was a fraud which aims to collect/ solicit private information from you for whichever purpose as manipulating your email accounts. Once you gave them the information they need, then they will have full control of your email account and use your identity to commit cyber crimes such as sending 419 scams and other fraudulent emails.

Apparently, the owner of the email address, Monica.Lofvander@ki.se is a Medical Doctor specializing in pain

theraphy. Monica B. L fvander is a Swedish family physician and book/ article author who we deemed was recently victimized by the same fraud email and in which syndicates now uses her name to lure other victims.

Security alert: If you receive an email message with this subject and content, DO

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TOTAL POP STAR, one of the largest online singing competition might be in hot
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This surfaced after it was discovered that Total Pop Star has not been licensed, neither

registered at Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and SESAC.

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The Parallel History Project on Cooperative Security
Saturday, July 12, 2008

The Parallel History Project on Cooperative Security <http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/index.cfm> (PHP, the former Parallel HistoryProject on NATO and the Warsaw Pact), provides new scholarly perspectives on contemporary international history by collecting, publishing, and interpreting formerly secret governmental documents. *

In response to the declassification of NATO records and the growing availability of documents from archives in Eastern and Central Europe, PHP as a cooperative undertaking of more than twenty partner institutes brings together leading Cold War historians, archivists, and government officials.The findings are presented to the specialist academic community atconferences and published both in print and on the PHP website.

Since its establishment in 1999, the project has collected thousands of pages of material on security-related issues of the Cold War, published alarge number of online documentaries and publications on central issues such as mutual threat perceptions and alliance management, and organized several major international conferences on war planning, intelligence, andintra-bloc tensions.

The thrust of PHP research interest is in the recent historical origins and development of current security issues and institutions on the basis of newly available documentary evidence.

The main issues of research interest in the coming years are:

- The European Security Model
- NATO Enlargement and Its Out-of-Area Problem
- Regional Security in Asia, Latin America, and Africa
- Threat Perceptions, Strategic Doctrines, Military Plans
- Peacekeeping and Nongovernmental Organizations as New Security Factors
during and after the Cold War

The PHP website has become a leading online clearing-house for scholars, policymakers, students, and the wider public. The worldwide use of the PHP website is steadily increasing. More than 2,000 subscribers receive the monthly "PHP News" as an electronic mailing.(source PHP)

Website http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/index.cfm

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INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS

Springing up all over the world are organizations committed to the ideals of a free press, many of which join together to share resources for the common good of investigative journalism around the globe. More organizations and partnerships are formed every year. Here is a sampling of organizations with a strong investigative bent:

Association of Investigative Journalism, Brazil
Newly formed professional organization of investigative journalists in Brazil.

Association of Investigative Journalists of Armenia
www.hetq.am/en/index.html
Assists the development of investigative journalism in Armenia and strengthens freedom of speech and democratic principles.

Canadian Association of Journalists
www.caj.ca
Promotes excellence in journalism, is the national voice of Canadian journalists and upholds the public's right to know.

Center for Investigative Reporting
www.muckraker.org
Based in San Francisco, it is a reporting organization dedicated to independent, in-depth coverage of social issues.

Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations in Russia
www.cjes.ru
Monitors abuse of journalist rights, creates investigation groups and researches legislation.

Center for Public Integrity
www.publicintegrity.org and www.icij.org
Based in Washington, D.C., it specializes in "public service journalism," working with news organizations worldwide. Its program, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, is a network of over 80 reporters in 40 countries.

Centro de Periodistas de Investigación
investigacion.org.mx
Founded with IRE's help in 1996, Periodistas de Investigación now has members across Latin America. The Mexico City-based group offers workshops in investigative and computer-assisted reporting and Spanish-language resources that include databases, story archives and Web links.

Committee to Protect Journalists
www.cpj.org
Monitors abuses against the press and promotes press freedom around the world.

Danish Association for Investigative Journalism
and the Danish Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
www.fuj.dk and www.dicar.org
These Copenhagen-based groups sponsor conferences and offers resources on investigative and computer-assisted reporting. The groups also serve as key partners with IRE in hosting the Global Conference on Investigative Journalism.

European Journalism Centre
www.ejc.nl
From Maastricht, Netherlands, it serves as a networking mechanism for journalists from Western and Eastern Europe and provides strategic support for European media.

Fund for Investigative Journalism
http://fij.org
Gives grants to reporters working outside the protection and backing of major news organizations.

Grävände Journalister, Sweden
www.fgj.se
This association of investigative journalists is based in Stockholm runs conferences and seminars, and publishes guidebooks and reprints of investigative reports.
International Center for Journalists
www.icfj.org
The Washington, D.C.-based center deploys U.S. journalists overseas to train and consult and brings overseas professionals to the states for training and internships.

International Federation of Journalists
www.ifj.org
Based in Brussels, Belgium, it serves as an umbrella group for more than 100 national journalist associations around the world. It promotes action to defend press freedom and social justice through strong, free and independent trade unions of journalists.

Investigative Journalism Center (IJC)
www.investigativejournalism.org
The Investigative Journalism Center, based in Zagreb, Croatia, is strictly nonpartisan and independent. Its aim is to promote independent investigative journalism and the professionalisation of the media, believing that these are pillars of a strong civil society and, consequently, a modern democratic state.

International Journalists' Network
www.IJNet.org
The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) is an online service for journalists, media managers, media assistance professionals, journalism trainers and educators and anyone else with an interest in the state of the media around the world.

Institute for War and Peace Reporting
www.iwpr.net/home_index_new.html
The London-based organization strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict through training.

Investigative Journalism Association, Bulgaria
bmc.bulmedia.com/EN/profiles/ija.htm
The association contributes to the development of investigative journalism in Bulgaria and assists with investigative projects.

Investigative Reporters and Editors
www.ire.org
With 5,000 members from 27 countries, IRE is the world's largest association of investigative journalists. IRE holds conferences, workshops and seminars; holds an annual awards program; offers access to reporting resources and government databases; and publishes helpful books and periodicals.

Latvian Media Professionals
www.ijnet.org/News/CEENIS/Latvia/training.html
Sponsors journalism training workshops for Latvian journalists from all media. (Third-party information)

Media Institute of Southern Africa
www.misanet.org
Supports independent media on the continent. It has members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community countries.

NetMedia, Great Britain
www.net-media.co.uk
NetMedia, in partnership with other journalism organizations, hosts an annual Internet conference and European Online Journalism Awards.

Netzwerk Recherche, Germany
www.netzwerkrecherche.de
This network of reporters seeks to foster the culture of investigation and research in German journalism. The network also seeks to improve access to information in governmental institutions.

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
www.pcij.org
An independent agency that specializes in investigative reporting. Based in Manila, PCIJ funds investigative projects, publishes books and a magazine and runs training seminars.

Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism
www.iwpr.net
Works against the stifling of investigative journalism in Romania. (Third-party information)

Southeast Asian Press Alliance
www.seapa.org
An umbrella group for several journalism organizations in the region.

Southeastern European Network for Professionalization of the Media
www.seenpm.org/ and http://icej.hnd.hr/seecar/about_us.htm
Based in Bulgaria, SEENPM was created by 17 media centers and institutes in Southeastern Europe to raise journalism standards, improve the media environment and encourage cooperation among media professionals. It has a subgroup on computer-assisted reporting (SEENCAR).

Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Underøkende Presse, Norway
www.ij.no/skup/
S.K.U.P is an association promoting a critical and investigative press in Norway.

SwissInvestigation.net
http://www.swissinvestigation.net/
The Swiss investigative network is an independent organisation promoting the exchange of contacts and competences between the Swiss investigative reporters and their foreign colleagues.

Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten
www.vvoj.nl
An organization of Dutch-speaking journalists in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Members:

ACCESS Association, Bulgaria
www.access.online.bg

Albanian Media Institute
www.media-diversity.org/rdn_partners/Albanian%20Media%20Institute.htm

Association of Independent Broadcasters ANEM, Serbia and Montenegro
www.anem.org.yu

Center for Independent Journalism, Bulgaria
www.bmc.galaxite.net

Center for Independent Journalism, Hungary
www.ijf-cij.org/budapest.html

Center for Independent Journalism, Romania
www.cji.ro

Forum of Media Initiatives, Belgrade, Serbia, Montenegro
www.fomin.org.yu

Independent Journalism Center, Moldova
http://ijc.iatp.md

International Center for Education of Journalists, Croatia
http://icej.hnd.hr

Macedonian Institute for the Media
www.mim.org.mk

Media Development Center, Bulgaria
www.mediacenterbg.org

Media Center Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
www.mediacenter.org.yu

Media Center Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
www.media.ba

Media Plan Institute Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
www.mediaplan.ba

Montenegro Media Institute, Serbia and Montenegro
www.mminstitute.org

Peace Institute, Slovenia
www.mirovni-institut.si

Search for Common Ground, Macedonia
www.sfcg.org

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DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.DAVID JOHNSON, A BANKER IN ONE OF THE REPUTABLE BANK IN BURKINA FASO. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS, I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING MY INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN MY DEPARTMENT, I CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON, A FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN IRAQ WAR WITH HIS INTIRE FAMILY.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL johnson_david@voila.fr

THE FUND HAS BEEN IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT IN THE BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS USD$10.500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS.) YOUR PECENTAGE WILL BE 40% WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME.

YOU CAN SEE THE NEWS IN BBC AND CNN REGARDING THEIR DEATH:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6040054.stm

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES INDICATED ABOVE.

I WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS HIS COUSIN OR BUSINESS PARTNER SO THAT THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IT.

ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS DEAL SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL johnson_david@voila.fr

FINALLY, I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS DEAL AS SECRET FOR SECURITY PURPOSE. I WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETALS WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO :

1) NAME OF YOUR BANK................
2) ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK..............
3) ACCOUNT NUMBER............
4) YOUR PHONE NUMBER........
5) YOUR AGE ...................
6) YOUR OCCUPATION.............

I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL johnson_david@voila.fr

BEST REGARD,
MR. DAVID JOHNSON.

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issues_online — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:41:57 CST

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From: Mr Aliu Kabiru
African Development Bank
Burkina Faso (ADB)
Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso .

Dear friend,

I am writting to seek your coperation over this business, Please due welcome this letter.

I am Mr Aliu Kabiru , the director of the accounts & auditing dept .at the African Development Bank Ouagadougou-west Africa . (A D B) With due respect, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to both of us.

At the bank's last accounts/auditing evaluations, my staffs came across an old account which was being maintained by a foreign client who we learnt was among the deceased passengers of motor accident on November. 2003, the deceased was unable to run this account since his death. The account has remained dormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by the client.

Since his demise, even the members of his family haven't applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client is a foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the money. As the director of the department, this discovery was brought to my office so as to decide what is to be done. I decided to seek ways through which to transfer this money out of the bank and out of the country too.

The total amount in the account is ten million five hundred thousand dollars (USD 10,500,000.00).with my positions as staffs of the bank, I am handicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bonafide claim over this money. The client was a foreign national and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin and I will supply you with all the necessary information and bank data to assist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank of your choice where this money could be transferred into.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for me, 50% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incure by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account.

I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely risk free since I work in this bank that is why you should be confident in the success of this transaction because you will be updated with information as at when desired.

I will wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I am hoping to retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction which will be when this money is safety in your account. I will then come over to your country for sharing according to the previously agreed percentages. You might even have to advise me on possibilities of investment in your country or elsewhere of our choice. May God help you to help me to a restive retirement, Amen.

Please for further information and enquiries feel free to contact me back immediately for more explanation and better understanding.contact throught this email address aliukabiru19@voila.fr

I am waiting for your urgent response!!!

Thanks and remain blessed.
Mr Aliu Kabiru

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issues_online — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:38:43 CST

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FROM MR ALASSAN SANI.
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER/ AUDITING.
GROUP BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA.
DIRECT NUMBER TEL/ 00226 76 61 65 94
My Dear Friend,
I am the bill and exchange manager at FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,In my department
we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S $10.5million US dollars, TEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS in an account that belonged to one of our
foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash.
Since we got 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
somebody applies for it as next of kin or a business associate to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt
that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the
bank can release the money to you as the next of kin or a business associate to
the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for
it and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed
bill.
Since the bank law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after Six years the money will be transferred into the bank treasury
as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot
stand as next of kin. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a
foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be
set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 50% would be for me and
my Family. There after I and my Family will visit your country for disbursement
according to the percentages indicated and for some possible investment under
your kind control.
Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
you must apply first to the bank as a business associate or next of kin of the
deceased person.
Please i will like this transaction to be strictly between you and i Upon
receipt of your reply, I will start by giving to you the application which you
will fill and send to the bank.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is that you
should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been
made for the transfer and given your 100% full assurance and risk free
transaction.
Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
you must apply first to the bank as a business associate or next of kin of the
deceased person. I will like you to send me the following informations.
Name............................?
Your Country..............................?
Occupation...........................?
Age..................................?
Your Marital Status.......................?
Your Personal Fax N°.......................?
Your Your Personal Mobile N°....................?
Your Sex..................................?
You should contact me on my number 00226 76 61 65 94. immediately as soon
as you receive this letter. immediately with those informations i need from
you, for me to process the text of application for you to apply to the bank.
Trusting to hear from you immediately,
Yours faithfully.
MR ALASSAN SANI

idris bello

issues_online — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:35:20 CST

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I have a new email address!

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- Dear Friend,I am the bill and exchange manager at FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S $10.5million US dollars, (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)in an account that belonged to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. Since we got 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 somebody applies for it as next of kin or a business associate to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin or a business associate to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. Since the bank law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Six years the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkina be cannot stand as next of kin. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 50% would be for me and my Family.There after I and my Family will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated and for some possible investment under your kind control. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as a business associate or next of kin of the deceased person.POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to your account you will proved to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me on this number 00226 781 662 88, immediately so that we can discuss very well over this business.Please call me and inform me that you received my mail, because i don't go to net always.Thanks Mr Idris bello,

mr_mohammed_hassan2@centrum.cz

issues_online — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:31:46 CST

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MR MOHAMMED HASSAN
TOP SECRET

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR MOHAMMED HASSAN, THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA. I GOT YOUR
CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET ,WHILE SEACHING FOR AN HONEST AND
TRUST WORTHY PERSON, WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO IMPLEMENT THIS
TRANSFER.

I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF TWENTY TWO MILLION AND FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD25.5M) BELONGING
TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.

THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT
ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE
ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR SALLA KHATIF FROM LEBANESE , WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25TH 2003 BENIN PLANE CRASH. HERE IS
THE AIR CRASH WEBSITE ON CNN =

HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.H

TML THE SAID FUND IS NOW READY FOR TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN
ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY
AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK.

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT IF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY
BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT
AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING
GUIDLINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS
SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT
THE PLANE CRASH.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT
DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT
THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH
MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX YEARS, THE MONEY WILL
BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND, THE
REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I THEREFORE SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD
AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS IN
RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES
RENDERED, 55% WOULD BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR
EXPENCSES INCURED DURING THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSACTION IF THE
MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BANK OF AFRICA, I
AND MY FAMILY WILL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
OUR OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY.

I EXPECT YOU TO KEEP THIS BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND
SECRET AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL.

BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDE
AND EVERY WE ARE TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECEIRITY INVOLVED.

CONTANT E- MAIL : mohamsanoo@yahoo.fr

I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. MOHAMMED HASSAN

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issues_online — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:35:57 CST

From: "mrmohammed1@ciudad.com.ar" <mrmohammed1@ciudad.com.ar>
To: mrmohammed@ciudad.com.ar
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 3:12:38 AM
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
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TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
From The Desk Of Mr Mohammed.
Bill And Exchange Manager
Bank Of Africa
Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso.
Tel. 00226 7656 9226.

Dear Friend,

I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of BANK OF AFRICA.I am writting to seek your coperation over this business deal.In my department, I discovered an abandoned sum of $14million USD (Fourtheen Million United States Dollars) only, in an acount that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash that took place in Kenya,East Africa,the Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY,a citizen of Atlanta, United States of America but naturalised in Burkinafaso, West Africa and contractor with ECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES) .

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because it cannot be releasedunless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately, all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crashleaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that Inow decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you via your foreign bank account as the next of kin or relation to thedeceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and this money Could go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulate that if such money remained unclaimed after 7 years, the money will be transfered into the Bank's treasury as unclaimed fund.The request for your assistance and maximumco-operation as a foreign citizen to stand as the next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the deceased customer was aforeigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.40 % of this money will be for you as my foreign partner,in respect tothe provision of a foreign account. 5 % will be set aside for expencesincured during the business and 55 % would be for me.There after I will comeover to your country for disbursement accoding the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as the relation or next of kin to the deceased,indicating your claims and wherein the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of application which you will fill and forward to the office of the foreign remittance director of the bank of africa. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is strictly confidential and i will use my position in this Bank to effect a hitch free transfer of the fund. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter on phone number: 00226 7656 9226. Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Please , visit the website below for more informations about the Plane Crash and the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family, Late DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Yours Faithfully,
Ibrahim Mohammed.

Abdel Karim

issues_online — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:27:09 CST

From: Abdel Karim <abdelk2020@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 10:40:52 AM
Subject: veru very urgent.
Received by: issuesonline@rocketmail.com
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II have a new email address!

You can now email me at: abdelk2020@yahoo.com

- Dear friend, I am Abdel Karim, manager auditing and accounting department Bank of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.My purpose of contacting you is for you to collaborate with me in this transaction because it is not easy for me to handle this transaction alone as the next of kin to the deceased customer MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER who died along with his family in a plane crash July 31sth 2000 and left no one to claim his deposit with Bank of Africa here in Burkina Faso, West Africa . Let me solicit for your confidence and trust in this transaction as it is legal , i have taken all necessary arrangement here before contacting you in order to ensure that this funds is successfully claim and move to you from Burkina Faso without implications, so i implore you to comply with me to enable us mutually undertake this prospects . The total amount deposited by our late customer is Ten million five hundred thousand United state dollars ($10.5 million USD) and we shall share the funds in a mutual understanding of 40 % for you while 60% will be for me, my 60% will remain in your bank account pending on my arrival in your country and I shall invest with my own share in your country as soon as the fund is transferred into your bank account. I assure you that there is no risk involved in this transaction and also all the deceased customer information are with me to back up your claim. Now upon your request i shall send to you the bank text of application which you shall fill and forward to our bank. Site of the plane crash: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmThanks,yours
sincerely, Abdel Karim

Mr Danjuman Alue

issues_online — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:25:24 CST

From: Mr Danjuman Alue <r25f20@eircom.net>
To: .@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 10:40:25 PM
Subject: AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
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________________________________________________

FROM MR DANJUMAN ALUE,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURK INA FA SO.

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA(B.O.A) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU,BURK INA FA SO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF$25 MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS(TWENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER(MR. ANDREAS SCRAWNIER FROM MUNICH, GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2000 IN A PLANE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.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 CANNOT RELEASE IT,UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIERS FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GU IDLING AND LAW BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARN THAT HIS NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH. THE BANKER GUIDELINE HERE A RESPONSIBLE PERSON, AND WHO THE BANK CAN INTERESTED THIS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN HIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME,
THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS
RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX
OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION.I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS LETTER. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
FROM MR DANJUMAN ALUE

"Wazeed Malik"

issues_online — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:30:08 CST

From: Wazeed Malik <wazeed_malik01@live.fr>
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT.KINDLY COMPLY ACCORDINGLY
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Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 8:01 PM
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-----Inline Attachment Follows-----

From: MR WAZEED MALIK

BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER/ AUDITING
GROUP BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA .
DIRECT NUMBER TEL/ 00226 76 61 65 94

My Dear Friend,

I am the bill and exchange manager at FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S $10.5million US dollars, TEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS in an account that belonged to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin
to come and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody
applies for it as next of kin or a business associate to the deceased as indicated
in our banking guidlines and laws, but unfortunately we learnt that all his
supposed next of kin died alongside with him at the plane crash
leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business
proposal to you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin
or a business associate to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the bank
treasury as unclaimed bill.

Since the bank law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after Six years the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as
unclaimed fund.

The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the
fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of
kin. I propose that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses
incured during the business and 50% would be for me.

There after I and my Family will visit your country for disbursement according to
the percentages indicated and for some possible investment under your kind
control. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged,you must apply first to the bank as a business associate or next of kin
of the deceased person.

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers. please i will like this transaction to be
strictly between you and i Upon receipt of your reply, I will start by giving to
you the application which you will fill and send to the bank.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is that you should
not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the
transfer and given your 100% full assurance and risk free transaction. You should
contact me immediately as soon as you receive this mail,.Trusting to hear from you immediately,

Yours faithfully.MR WAZEED MALIK

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MR. JOHN ABBEY

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________

From: MR. JOHN ABBEY <mrjohnremmg@centrum.cz>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:47:03 AM
Subject: AWAITING FOR YOUR KIND RESPOND
Received by: ISSUES ONLINE
______________________________________

THE REGIONAL BRANCH MANAGER
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF GHANA ,
TAKORADI GHANA .
TELE: +233-245-230-416

Dear Friend

My name is Mr. John Abbey I am the regional manager of Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Takoradi branch in the western region of Ghana . I came to know you in my Private Search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction. I write you this proposal in good faith; I am 46 years old married with four children. I am a devoted Christian and a man of peace.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me, as the regional manager of the Standard Chartered Bank it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each business year. On the course of 2007 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Four million Six hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars ($4,650,000.00) which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as commission.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank transfer and all I need from you is to stand and claim as the original depositor of these funds as who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, and you find this proposal Suitable for you do furnish me with the following information.

Full
Name

Contact
Address

Private Telephone
Number

Age

Occupation and
Position

I will appreciate it very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you we can achieve it successfully. You can call me on my Personal Telephone number: +233-245-230-416 for more comprehensive discussion. So we can go over the details.

Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
Yours truly,

Mr. John Abbey.

kaburiyusuf002

issues_online — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:34:55 CST

From: kaburiyusuf002 <kaburiyusuf002@lycos.es>
To: kaburiyusuf002@lycos.es
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:49:41 PM
Subject: very very urgent
Received by: ISSUES ONLINE
__________________________________________

MR. Kaburi Yusuf
Burkina Faso (BOA)
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Tel:+22678037665
Email: kaburiyusuf075@gmail.com

Dear,

I am the head of Accounts and Audit Department of Bank of Africa,
Ouagadougou . I decided to contact you after a careful thought that you may be capable of handling this business transaction which i explained below;

In my department i discovered an abandoned sum of $19.5m US dollars (Nineteen million, five hundred thousand US dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in 2003 in a plane crash.

Since we got 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 somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that his supposed next of kin(his son and wife) died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim .

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin (I want to present you as his busines asociate )to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained Unclaimed after seven years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner .

I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 50% would be for me and I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.

Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to your account as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as next of kin of the deceased customer. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

I expect that you contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter with the information bellow.

Your full name ...............

Your address................

Telephone.....................

Fax..............................

Age............................

Sex..........................

Nationlity....................

Ocupation..................

Hoping to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Mr .KABURI YUSUF
Accounts & Audit Department ,
Bank of Africa

feliciajohnson1

issues_online — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:07:52 CST

Sent on: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:58:57 AM
Received by: ISSUES ONLINE
____________________________________

MISS FELICIA JOHNSON
AUDITOR GENERAL

DEAR,

RE: TRANSFER OFUS$15.200.000 00 MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is private, and it should be treated in strict confidence.

At first I will like toassure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties, In order to transfer out FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, (US$15.200 000 00) from our bank here in Burkina Faso .

The fund for transfer is of clean origin. The owner of the fund is a foreigner, a program leader who was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQ government. The deceased died with all the members of his family in an auto-accident in June 23, 2001 without a WILL. The amount involved is US$15,200,000.00

I want to transfer this money into your account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,

BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THEFUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

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issues_online — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:43:57 CST

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To:drjohn@ciudad.com.ar

Received by: ISSUES ONLINE <issues.online@yahoo.com>
_________________________________________________

TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM THE DESK OF DR JOHN.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,

I am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$25m dollars (TWENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane crash.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since we got 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 guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after 8 years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account , 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 55% would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application .I will not fail to bring to your notice this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr John.

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issues_online — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:11:08 CDT

----- Original Message ----
From: "wa-morgan03@adinet.com.uy" <wa-morgan03@adinet.com.uy>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:08:07 AM
Subject: Thank you in advance and my regards to your family.
Received by: ISSUES ONLINE <issues.online@yahoo.com>

From the Desk of Mr. Morgan Warzanga,
Regional Manager Tarkoradi Branch,
Foreign Remittance Department,
Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Ltd.

Dear Friend,

Our Ref...........

I hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you, first I
must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of
its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am
assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I
wish to rely on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this
nature. Let me start by introduce my self properly to you, My name is
Mr. Morgan Warzanga: I am the regional Manager Standard Chartered Bank
of Ghana Ltd Accra .

I came to know you in my Private Search for a reliable and reputable
person to handle this confidential transaction. I am 44years of age and
married with 3 lovely children. It may interest you to hear that I am a
Man of PEACE and INTERGRITY; I only hope we can assist each other. I
have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the regional Manager Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Ltd; it is my
duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital
city Accra at the end of each year.

On the course of last two year's 2006 end of year report, I discovered
that an excess profit of four million Six hundred thousand dollars
[US$4,600,000.00] which my head office are not aware of and will never
be aware of it as long as you give me this trust. I have since place
this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.As
an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money,
this is why am contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and
receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.

The sharing of the fund are thus: 30% for you 60% for me and the
remaining 10% for any Tax or Vat expenses incurred in this transaction.
Note that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction
as it is 100% risk free and legally bonded, it will be bank to bank
transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original
depositor of this fund who made the deposit with Takoradi branch so
that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank
account.

If you accept this offer to work with me, and you find this proposal
suitable for you do furnish me with the following information. Your
Full Name and Contact Address, Your Private Telephone Number, Your Age
Your Occupation and Position. I will appreciate it very much, If this
proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust
I have bestowed on you, and I assure you we can achieve it
successfully.

You can call me on my Personal Telephone number +233-248-660-790 for
more comprehensive discussion.

Best regards,

Mr. Morgan Warzanga.
(Regional Manager Takoradi Branch)

benhammed2

issues_online — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:06:12 CDT

----- Original Message ----
From: benhammed2 <benhammed2@terra.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:15:57 AM
Subject: (TOP SECRET)
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FROM MR BEN HAMMED
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
Dear Friend,
(TOP SECRET)
I am MR ben hammed the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Bank Of Africa, (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 31st October 2001 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was U.S $15.5M (Fifteen million Five hundred United States dollars).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transfered into, on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designated bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will be for me. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

I look forward to receive your email.

Yours faithfully,

MR ben hammed.

"dr.malik_ali3@universia.cl"

issues_online — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:01:02 CDT

----- Original Message ----
From: "dr.malik_ali3@universia.cl" <malik_41@mail.mn>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:08:23 PM
Subject: HOW CAN I TRUST YOU?
Received by: ISSUES ONLINE <issues.online@yahoo.com>

From The Desk Of .Dr.Malik Ali. Bill And Exchange Manager.
BANK OF AFRICA Bank B.O.A.Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso.
West Africa.This is my private Number.00226 78840883.
Contact Me On My Private Email Add: dr.malik_ali1@universia.cl

PLANE CRASH WEB SITE http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html ( "REMITTANCE OF $7 SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS U.S.A CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
Compliment Of The Season, On a very good day. I am ( DR.MALIK ALI) Manager Of BILL And Exchange in bank of africa (BOA).I got your contact from a Yahoo google Search. When i was searching for a foreign partner i assured of your capability and reliability to champion this businees opportunity when i prayed to God or Allah about you.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $ 7 million U.S.A dollars ( SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS U.S.A dollars Only) . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer MR SALLA KHATIF who died along with his entire family on (friday december 25TH,2003)in a plane crash. Since we got 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 somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we dont want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclamed after five years, the money will be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 50 % would be for me, Therefore after I and my family will visit you in your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate trnansfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
Your Full Name................................? Your Sex..........................................? Your Age...........................................? Your Country.....................................? Marital Status.....................................? Your Occupation.................................? Your Personal Mobile N°......................? Your Personal Fax N°..........................? You should contact me on my number 00226 78840883. immediately as soon as you receive this letter.And reply me with this E.MAIL: dr.malik_ali1@universia.climmediately with those informations i need from you, for me to process the text of application for you to apply to the bank. Yours faithfully,
Dr.Malik AlI