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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: Gloria Moses <gloria_moses03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gloria_moses3@marafiki.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:07:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I DEPEND ON YOU DEAREST ONE
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: gloria_moses03@yahoo.com
- Dearest Respected One,I am Miss Gloria Moses 23 years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr and Mrs Gideon Moses, my father was a highly reputable business magnet(a cocoa merchant dealer) who operated in Abidjan the capital of Ivory coast during his days, it is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 12th Febuary 2002, though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.God knows the best for me, my mother died when i was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special, before death came and steal him away from me, may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.When he was alive he told me that he deposited the sum of eight million five hundred thousand usd in a security company here in Abidjan Cote Divoire United State Dollars.(USD$8.5)He furtherly told me that he deposited the money in my name as the next of kin which i am with the deposit certificate that the security company issued to him the day he deposited the trunk box in their custody.I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate which i stoped furthering my studies because of my uncles wickedness,really i don't know what to do now, i want a realable and a trust worthy person overseas who will assist me financially and morally to get this trunk box from the security company because it is the only hope of my furture surviving, this is because i have suffered a lot of set backs in my studies as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast,conbined with the humulations and sufferings that i oftenly received from my uncles, honestly the death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life up to this date.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards, your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded, now permit me to ask these few questions:1 Can you honestly help me as your daughter or sister? 2 What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the trunk box is delivered to your country?3 Can you help me to come over there in your country to live once you secure the trunk box so that i can further my studies?4 And i sugusted that 15th percent of he money will be ok for you after the money has been transfered into your country.5 I also will like you to advice me on the kind of bussines to invest on when i comes over their.Please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible .Thank you so much and may the Almighty God be with you for coming to rescue me from this urgly situation,My sincere regards,Miss Gloria Moses
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