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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 <bkonowa-2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bendukonowa@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:18:30 +0000
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 KONOWA 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 TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS($10,500,000.00). 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.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS,
BENDU KONOWA
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