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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: "florence22u" <f_dumas002@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:39:21 -0500
Subject: Sent From The Warrior Forum by florence22u
Hello lgibbon
You received the following message from: florence22u (f_dumas002@yahoo.co.in)
At: http://www.WarriorForum.com/forum/
Dear lovely one,
Amina Guest Hotel Abidjan Cote D'ivoire West Africa
My email Address (f_dumas001@yahoo.co.in)
APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE FROM YOU.
Dear, One
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber of commerce and industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and there commendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business .
I am Florence Dumas, the only daugther of late Mr joseph Dumas .My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on January 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million,Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.US($10.500,000) left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. 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 re!
al estate management or hotel management .
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a young girl of 22 years without investment knowledge.
(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 15% of the total sum as compensation for your Effort/Input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options
towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within Seven good working days you signify interest to assist me.Anticipating to hear from you soon.
My email Address(f_dumas001@yahoo.co.in)
Thanks and God bless.
Florence Dumas.
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