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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: adah kofi <adahkofi012@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:13:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
From :Adah Kofi
E-mail: adahkofi012@yahoo.com
Tel : +22508273198
APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear one,
With due respect and with GOD all thing are possible that is why I call for help to please Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am ADAH the only son of late Chief.KOFI
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on the first of December 2004 on their outing for the new year celebration.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on december 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of nine million United State Dollars. US(9.m) left in fixed /suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan.that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in Depositing of the fund. He told me that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money into and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management. I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account in which this money would be transferred into.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22 years old.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 35% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. All the necessary arrangement has been made at the bank where my late father deposited this fund and the DIRECTOR of the bank told me that as soon as an account of my choice is forwarded to their bank that they will transfer this fund to my destination. Please mail me immediately you received this mail on my direct e-mail address( adahkofi012@yahoo.com) for us to proceed in this transaction which I believed that in few days you shall call me for good news that you have confirm my money in an account which you will provide. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating to read from you.
Thanks and God bless you.
Best regards,
Adah Kofi.
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