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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: Kingsley Kamara <kingsleykamara83@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kingsleykamara1000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: business proposal
Dear ,
I am Mr Kingsley Kamara the only child of late Chief Joseph Kamara , former Director of Ivorien foods plc Abidjan Coted i voire. I am currently living in my country Cote d ivoire. As the only child of my father, before his death he informed me of the sum of £8,700,000.00 (Eight million seven hundred thousand pounds sterling only) which he deposited in a bank in London- United Kingdom with my name as next of kin.
I want to travel out of Coted Ivoire and relocate, due to the insecurity posed by rebel activities here, with this money tranferred into your nominated account for investment in your country as my nominated beneficiary and guardian. I will give you the contact of the bank so that you can call the Bank in London as my legal guardian to confirm all that i told you aswell arrange for the transfer. Please you shall also innitiate good investment, which I will invest the money prudently as soon as I join you over.
I promise to give you 15% of the total sum as your reward for assisting me. Do not hesitate to contact me immediately you receive this message for detailed information . Also forward your direct telephone number for easier communication including your id for proper identification. my direct telephone number : +225 0841 9815
Yours Truely,
Kingsley Kamara
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