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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: tin koffi <tinkoffi@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <tinkoffi40@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:41:24 +0100
Subject: FROM: MR.TIN KOFFI
FROM: MR.TIN KOFFI ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE WEST AFRICa DEAR SIR/MADAM,
Although we have not met, I got your contact through the internet and decided to contact you for assistance. I was, until recently, a final year engineering student of the University of Sierra Leone,West Africa. Early in January2001 , the rebelsin my country struck our township and killed my parents in one of their attacks. My late father, DrKOFFI, being the The director of sierra leone daimond and gold minner cooperation was a prime target.Fortunately for me, I was in school when the attack took place. I equally lost my only sister to the rebels. When I got home for the remains of my parents and the subsequent burial that followed, I discovered a document indicating that my late father had deposited some $15.5M.United States Dollar with one of the security company here in abidjan cote d'ivorie. This money,according to the document, was meant for the building of an ultra morden hospital in memory of my grand father by my late father,when I complete my studies.Upon the discovery of this document, I travelled to the cote d'ivorie to trace the security company and to> make claims for the said money as the only surviving next of kin to my father. But deliberatley, I have kept all my uncles and Aunts out of the issue as none of them will be happy to know I am in possession of such money. I have succeded in making the people at the bank believe thatI am the next of Kin and all the documents related to this are now with me. I do not know what to do with it but I have decided to contact you to seek your assistance in helping me to take it out to your country or through your account and help me to come to your country to continue my education and youwill help me to get the money invested until such a time that I will be ready to begin to use it. I a really desperate as I am the only one know in my family.please, Let me know what you want as compensation for helping me to solve this my problem. Most importantly,I seriously appeal that you maintain high level of secrety and confidentiality in the whole thing. Please I know that, this letter may sound strange and incredible to you, Therefore for the sake of God and humanity give an immediate positive consideration and reply to me through my email address. I will willingly agree to offer you any suitable percentage of tçhe money you will propose as your compensation for your assistance with regards to the above.I remain yours sincerely,TIN KOFFI
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