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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: "Mr.Koffi Abu," <koffi_abu03@hotmail.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: koffi_abubaka_01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:05:32 +0100
Subject: HELLO FRIEND,
My Dear Friend,
Compliments of the day.I did like to send to you the best wishes of good health and success in your pursuits particularly through my proposal as contained in this letter. After due deliberation,I decided to forward to you this business proposal, i want you to assist me .I will give you more information. As to this regard as soon as you reply.
I am Mr.Koffi Abu . I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum of 3.5 million U.S dollars cash which I intend to use for investment purposes.
I therefore personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money in to your country where I believe it will be safe .I flew my country Liberia through the effort of United Nations High Commission after my parents where killed in a brutal war in my country by the goverment rebel.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my father and a Ukraine firm in our country.The Ukraine partners returned my father’s share .Presently, the Government has intensified their probe in to my father’s financial resources which has led to the freezing of all his accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all his business licences and the arrest of my elder brother which later died in prison .
In view of this I want to acted very fast to withdraw this money from the finance houses before it will be closed down.My father deposited the money in a finance firm for safe keeping . No record is known about this fund by the government because there is no documentation showing that he have such funds.
Due to the current situation in my country and government attitude to my family,I cannot make use of this money within, thus I seek your help in transferring this funds out for investment than leaving the fund in the holding firm and to invest the money to profit my well begin. Bearing in mind that you may assist me.l have decided to part with 25% of the total sum.
I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start all over again if only you wish. I shall ask you to help in getting my travelling document ready in order to join you over once the fund have been in your care. If this proposal satisfies you. please do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total trust and confidence.
Please kindly reply by return mail and please include your personal telephone and fax numbers. Conclusively,i have decided part with 25% of the total sum. of the total sum,10% will be for expenses incurred during the cause of this transaction, while 65% is to be held on trust by you until i decide on a suitable business investment in your country subsequent to my free movement to join you.
I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.
Your URGENT response is welcome.
Regards and God Bless you
Mr.Koffi Abu,
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