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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: Kona Comfort <konacomfort9@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: comfortkona012008@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:18:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject:
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: konacomfort9@yahoo.com
- From Comfort KonaMy Dearest One,I wish to let you know that my chosen you in this transaction is not carnal but through the direction of God. I was praying and fasting for a reliable and honest partner when you were spiritually introduced to me. that i should contact you for help.Your positive response is a very big relief to me, because my contact to you is of divine direction from the Lord and after much fasten and prayer I was inspired byGod to contact you for assistance hence my reason for contacting you for thisand I am sure and believe in the Lord that this fund will be appropriately invested I am Comfort Kona 18 years old and the only daughter of my late parents Dr.Williams kona. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital city 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 2006. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his whotravelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12, 2006 he called his secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Twenty seven million , five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$27.500,000) deposited in one of the security / finance house here. My late father the deposite in my name, and I have finally contectd the security / finance house to confirm and I was told , I should only inform them and they will make the transfer,I am just 18 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I will want you to assiste me in receiving the fund in your country so that you can make arrangement for me to come over to meet you and we can invest with the fund in your.This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Dear, 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 can you honestly help me as your daughter,Can I completely trust you, What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the completion of the transfer? Please contact me with(comfortkona012008@gmail.com) Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. My sincere regards, MissComfort Kona
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