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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: "Romeo Jones" <rom_jones01@marsool.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:46:30 +0300
Subject: ROMEO AND SHARA JONES
ROMEO AND SHARA JONES
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA
TEL:+22508360693
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:
rom_jones03christianity@terra.com
DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESSRELATIONSHIP WITH
YOU.
I PRAYED OVER IT CONTACTING YOU DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE. AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND I WANT TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS
SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS. I ROMEO JONES THE SON OF LATE MR. DAVID JONES, MY
FAHTER WAS A VERYWEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL
OF COTED'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE
21ST OCTOBER 1995. MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN
ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$5,000 000 (FIVE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN.
HE ALSO 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
PURPOSE.(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS : TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY
WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY YOUNGER SISTER
SHARA JONES IS 20 YEARS.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
TO FURTHER OUR 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 OVERSEAS. FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING
ME BY SENDING TO US YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER, CONTACT ADDRESS, FULL NAME SO
THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT ANY TIME. I WILL APPRECIATE YOU
SEND ME E-MAIL. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US
OUT HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICALCHOAS, WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR KIND
ATTENTION.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
ROMEO AND SHARA JONES
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