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Fraud email example:
From: sonia bassey <sonia_bassey4u3@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sbassey1@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 23:00:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance From Sonia
FROM MISS SONIA BASSEY
IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA
COTE D'IVORE
Email: soniabassey4@yahoo.fr
DEAREST ONE,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. ALSO I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ME VIEW EMAIL SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF WHAT I AM TELLING YOU ABOUT AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL INFORMATION4S SUCH AS YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FULL ADDRESS FOR EAZY COMINICATION.
I AM MISS SONIA BASSEY, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE DR JOSEPHAT BASSEY. 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.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER AND ALSO AS THE ONLY CHILD OF JOSEPHAT BASSEY.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF 8.3M USA DOLLAS (EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ,)DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN .HE USED MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN AND NOT THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR POLITICAL STATUS AND THE NATURE OF DEPOSIT I CAN NOT SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY,THE BENEFICIARY MUST BE MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER ABROAD.
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 FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF 24 YEARS.
3). You honestly take me as your family?
4). Can I completely trust you?
5). What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is transferd in your account into your country?
6).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% WHILE 10% IS FOR ANY EXPENCIS YOU MAY SPEND ON TRANSFERING THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND ALL WAS WHAT YOU WILL REMOVE OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. MORE DETAILS IN YOUR RESPOND.
THANKS AND BEST REGRADS.
MISS SONIA BASSEY
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