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Fraud email example:
From: Ahmed Odinga <odinga_7odinga@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:19:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MY PLEASURE
CONFIDENTIAL DETAILS
Dear Sir,
First and foremost,i must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and i pray that my decision to contact you will be given a genuine approval considering the facts we have not known each other before,i wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Ahmed Odinga,The first Son of late Chief Manza Odinga. My father was a very wealthy GOLD and Diamond mernchant in Sudan Darfur.He was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their business outings. When my mother died on the 21ST october 1996,My father took me and my Sister so special because we were motherless. Before the death of my father in a private hospital in Abidjan,He sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)kept in a security company in GHANA. He also said that the security company does not know the content of the safe Box.He also used my name to Deposit the money as his first Son for next of kin.He a!
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explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose, such as real estate management. My interested areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE,HOTELS, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways. (1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer to your account successfully. (2)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a Boy of (20)yrs . (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a residential permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successful !
transfer
of this fund to your nominated account. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 days,from the day you accept to assist me. Call me as soon as you get this proposal on this Number:00233-243-671-252 or mail me back with your full contact addresses and your phone number including your private fax too for further informations about this transaction,i hope to hear from you in good faith.
yours faithfuly
Ahmed Odinga
for the family.
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