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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: lamido sule <sule_lamido111@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: sule_lamido96@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:15:46 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Calling for help
From Sule Lamido
Abidjan(cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Tel +225-07655196
Dear
I am Sule Lamido the only child of Mr and Mrs. Akpam Lamido, my father was a very rich 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 outings to discuss on a business deal.
When my mother died on 24 November 2002 during Rebel attack between Goverment in my country, my father took me so special since i am motherless before the death of my father on 26 Febuary 2007 in a private hospital where he was admitted, he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of US$5,500,000 (Five million five hundred thousand united states dollars) in a bank in abidjan cote d'ivoire.
That he used my name Sule Lamido as the next of kin in deposit of the fund he also explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that i should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for an investment purpose, such as:real estate investment or stock market investment . i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.
To serve as the guardian of these fund,since i am a boy of 22 years old.
To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational
career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.i am inclined to offer you 18% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your efforts after the transfering of these fund to your account in your country.please, i will be very happy if this tansaction will be concluded within seven(7)working days from now.
I am expecting hearing from you as soon as possible, i will like you to give me your direct telephone and fax number in your reply of this proposal.
may almighty god bless you as you do care for an orphan like me.anticipating to hear from you.
Best regards
Sule Lamido
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