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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: sandra okon <sandra_3000e@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:16:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FOR I SHALL SHOW THEE KINDNESS
FROM:SANDRA OKON.
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
E-MAIL:(sandra_3000e@yahoo.fr)
DEAR ONE,
GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I WAS GIVEN YOUR CONTACT FROM
ONE OF YOUR MEMBER.AND I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED
YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING
NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A
REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO SOMETHING
WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE
TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE
BUSINESS.
I AM SANDRA OKON, THE ONLY DOUGHTER OF LATE
CHIEF AND MRS.PATRICK OKONGBA MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE
AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON
29TH JUNE 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT
HE HAS A SUM OF US$19.5M(NINETEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF
THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE
OF MY WEALTH AND THE BUSINESS WHICH AMOUNT TO
US$34.000.000 THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT HE WAS
KILLED 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
PURPOSE ,ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OR REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND FROM THE BANK HERE
TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A
GIRL OF 23 YEARS
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AS I WOULD LIKE TO GO
TO PASTORAL SCHOOL.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. YOU MADE TO SEE THE
SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TRANSACTION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN ( 7) WORKING DAYS YOU
SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. FOR THE INTEREST OF MY
MAIL YOU CAN CONTACT MY UNCLE RV FRANCISE ADAMS.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS SANDRA OKON.
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