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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: BENDU KONOWA <bendukonowa_3@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bendukonowa_ak@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 13:03:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT
DEAR ,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING
INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I GOT YOUR NAME
AND CONTACT FROM THE IVORIES 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
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY
THERE COMMENDATION, I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN
YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM BENDU THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR. AND MRS.
KERRY KONOWA. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY
COAST.
MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEARTH 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 MARCH 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
IN ABIDJAN HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND
TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF SIXTY FIVE MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS(
$65,500,000.00). LEFT IN FIXED/SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN ONE
OF THE PRIME BANK IN GHANA WEST AFRICA, THAT HE USED
MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON 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 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE, I AM HONORABLY 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 ONLY
25YEARS STAYING IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA.
(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,PLEASE, I AM
WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOU EFFORT/ INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATE
ACCOUNT IN OVERSEAS.
FURTHERMORE, YOU INDICATE YOUR OPTIONS TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME,YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU WRITE ME TODAY,REPLY TO EMAIL: bendukonowa_ak1@yahoo.com
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS,
BENDU KONOWA
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