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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: "raph edema" <raphedema911@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: raphedema3@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:30:55 +0000
Subject: FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.
FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.
TEL :+225 07 73 99 70.
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
MY NAME IS RAPHAEL EDEMA. NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE.
I AM 25 YEARS OLD, STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY FATHER
YEAR BACK. MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING ON A
BUSINESS TRIP. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS
OF GOLD AND DIAMOND UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY
MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW AN OLD WOMAN. I
HAVE THREE YOUNGER ONES WE ARE ALL LEAVING IN COTE
D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST FOUR MONTH.
IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU
WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME
OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE GOOD BANK CALLED
BICICI WHEN HE WAS ALIFE, IN FACT IN A BRIFE
IINTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$
6,000,000.00 ( SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR )
NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL
RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD
INVESTMENT.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD
ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO
YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF
BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE
GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO
MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD.
I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU
10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE
WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR
GUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. SORRY I
AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT
THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS
INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME BEFORE TAHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF
THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSNESS
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
EASTATE MANAGEMENT, HOTEL MANAGEMENT OR ANY
OTHER INVESTMENT WICH YOU KNOW THAT MAY GIVE US A GOOD
PROFFIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF
ACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY.
YOU CAN CALL US ON TEL NUMBER ABOVE.
OUR BEST REGARDS.
RAPHAEL ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
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