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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: Lindy John <lizzy_johnson18@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: liy_jo1957@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello,
>From Ms Linda John.
I am Linda John.The only daugther of my late parents Mr and Mrs.John Dawson.My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death 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 february 2007 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Ten million, seven hundred thousand united state
dollars.($10,700,000.00) left in one of the security company here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. he also told me that this consignment is been deposit in the security company as our family valeuable, and was not declear as
money with the security company is only him and i knows that the containt of the box was money.But my uncle is a total trait to my life.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his busines 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 .
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen days you sign if your interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
THESE ARE THE AREAS I NEED YOUR HELP;
1)AFTER GETTING THE CONSIGNMENT BOX RETRIEVED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND DELIVERED TO YOU OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU WILL TAKE MONEY FROM THE BOX AND THEN SEND TO ME TO COME OVER THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2)YOU WILL HELP ME GET RESIDENCE PERMMIT WHILE I CONTINUE WITH MY EDUCATION OVER THERE.
3)WHEN I COME OVER WE ARE TO MAKE PROPER INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY.AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND IMPUTS YOU ARE TO INDICATE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL MONEY THAT WILL BE OKEY FOR YOU.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Ms Linda John.
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