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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: isedore lawan <mr.isedore.lawan033@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <isedore.lawan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:41:54 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
MR ISEDORE LAWANBANK OF AFRICA.(BOA)OUAGADOUGOU -BURKINA FASO.
REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
Reply me here please. Email: isedore.lawan@gmail.com
Dear Friend,This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds ($11.5million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash.You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail. have a great day.yours,Mr Isedore Lawan
Send your Reply to my new email address.Email: isedore.lawan@gmail.com
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