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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: "MRS SUSANA OLIVIA YEPUTA" <oliviayeputa1906@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oliviayeputa4@live.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:06:36 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE !
Dear Friend
I AM Mrs. SUSANA OLIVIA, an Ivorian widow with an only son (Frank
Obruth Repute ). My husband was the chief security officer to the
ousted president Bead of Cot d�Ivoire. During the overthrown of 24th
December 1999, my husband was among the people was killed by the
military. Since after his death. I ran away with my only son.
my friend, may I introduce this business proposal to you. With
reference to an introduction and good recommendation made of you
and your esteemed firm by my close friend, I do hereby wish to ask for
your assistance in an urgent business transaction that requires
absolute honesty and secrecy. Although I did not in any way disclose to
my friend the details of this my proposal due to confidential nature of
this transaction. By virtue of my husband �s position, the former
president (Bead) him$25,500,000.00 (Twenty-five million five hundred
thousand U.S. ) cash in $ 100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the
Information that the military are planning to Overthrow him.Immediately
my husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this box with my
only son so that we cannot be reached by Mr. Bead. I have really been
waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you
concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe place. I
deposited it with a diplomatic company for safekeeping. I am using this
opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to your country
to be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I am
ready to offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to
manage the remaining 70% on behalf of my son.
Contact my son (Frank Onrush Yakutat) where we are staying in a
sister�s house in South Africa.I Deposited it somewhere in
EUROPE, which we shall inform you as soon as you conclude
arrangements. Upon conclusion of arrangement,
we shall forward to you the certificate of deposit and the phone and Fax
number of the Diplomatic Company for . However, send your message
to my son on E-mail: oliviayeputa4@live.com immediately you receive
this message.
Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as possible. And
please indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your response
to this mail. Thanking you in anticipation of your kind consideration and
urgent reply.
Yours faithfully
MRS SUSANA OLIVIA YEPUTA
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