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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "william tika" <williantika@msn.com>
Reply-To: william_tiko200@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:57:25 +0000
Subject: MR.Williams Tiko
MR.Williams Tiko
75 WORKS ROAD cocody
riviera golf abidjan,
IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
GREETINGS
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (USD 10 MILLION DOLLARS) FROM OUR BANK. I HAVE THE
COURAGE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE
CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME
DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE. MR. Williams Tiko THE EASTERN DISTRICT BANK
MANAGER OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC. (UBA). THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN
THIS BANK IN 1990 AND SINCE 1990 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNTAGAIN.
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO
NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER, AND THE
MANAGER OF PETRO - TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY
PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE 2001. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT
OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCO UNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY
INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVEDIS (USD 10 MILLION DOLLARS). I
WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T K NOW ANY
FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEYCAN NOT
BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN
ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT THIS
MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELVES BEFORE,
BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS FROM THE COMPUTER,WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WI LL NEVER LET ME
DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS
BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP
TO TAKE URGENTLY.
I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN A BINDING AGREEMENT TO BIND US
TOGETHERSO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANY
ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED.AND I WILL FLY TO
YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARI NG AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN
ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARY. I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK
FINE. BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY
FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMA TION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO
YOU LATER IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU ARE ABLE AND WITH CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH
AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST,THEN I WILL TRANSACT THIS BUSSINESS
WITH YOU, ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE FOR OUR MUTUA L BENEFIT
BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN IN MY LIFE. A NEED TRUTHFUL
PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKES.
I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST. WITH MY POSITION NOW IN THE OFFICE I
CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNERS RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN
PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL
ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING. I WILL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENTS OF
TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECIEVE THIS MONEY LEAVI NG NO TRACE TO ANY
PLACE. YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH IWILL
MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR PRESENCE AND TWO OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY
AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I WILL APPLY FOR ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU THAT
YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL USE MY
POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS
MONEYTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH A PPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 20% OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT, 75% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT
HAVE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY BY EMAIL.
YOURS TRULY,
MR.Williams Tiko
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