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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: Felix Amani <dr_felixamani@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: dr.felixamani@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:04:20 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I await your immediate response.
Dear Sir,
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My name is Dr. Felix AMANI, the Director General of Allocation Board Committee (ABC) in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire . I have been instructed by my colleagues to seek for a reliable and trust worthy firm or individual from your country who could assist us to transfer the total sum of US$ 12.5M (Twelve million Five Hundred thousand American Dollars),into it's/his account. The Government has approved the payment of this fund only waiting for the beneficiary to come for the claim.
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SOURCE OF THE FUND: The fund originated from a contract awarded to a foreign (FIRM) for the construction of network, pipeline, rehabilitation and renovation of the International Airport . The original contract value was purposely over invoice by us, the Allocation Board Committee to the tune of US$ 12.5M .
Before we could use the umbrella of the original contractor to claim this fund, war started in Ivory Coast , 2002. Now the new prime Minster headed former rebel leader Mr SOLO GUILLAUME decided to pay off all the out standing contract debts to redeem back the image of the country.
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RIGHT NOW: the contract has been complete, for this fund to be claim. It has to be with the help of a foreign firm or an individual, who will act as the beneficiary. As the Director of the Board, I know everything about the contract and the over inflated fund. However, due to my position, I do not want to be notice hence our goal is to find a reliable and trust-worthy firm or individual to assist us deposit this fund in a foreign account.
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TO TRANSFER THIS FUND: all modalities have been worked out, we have to use the service of an (ATTORNEY) who will handle the registration of your company as a sister company and reflect your name as beneficiary of the fund, to enable the Board raise a draft of that US$ 12.5M , in your favour. If you are willing to render us this vital assistance and co-operation, an agreeable 20% is to be giving to you for your assistance.
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We will send to you all the necessary documents to prove the genuine of this process for you to contact the Attorney, directly. Our board is in charge of all contracts Verification, Allocation and Approval that is why we have the total confidence on the success of this contract fund.
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AGAIN, when the fund is successfully lodge into your account, the Board have also agreed that you should use 5% out of the balance fund after you have subtracted your 15% to Carter for any security expenditure on our-behalf including the attorney that will guarantee the safety of the fund. Sir, kindly informs us earlier if you are interested to assist. Respond by E-mail.
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I await your immediate response.
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With best regards
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Dr. Felix AMANI
Chairman Allocation Board Committee
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