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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: "stella ohafia" <stellaohafia12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stella_ohafia1@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:35:06 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM A WIDOW.
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Stella Elu Ohafia, an Ivorian widow with an only son ( Frank
EluOhafia). My husband was the chief security officer to the ousted
president Bede of Cot d'Ivoire. During the overthrown of 24th December 1999,
my husband was among the people was killed by the military. Since after his
death. I ran away with my only son. Sir, may I introduce this business
proposal to you.
With reference to an introduction and good ecommendation made of you and
your esteemed firm by my close friend, I do hereby wish to ask for your
assistance in an urgent business transaction that requires absolute honesty
and secrecy. Although I did not in any way disclose to my friend the details
of this my proposal due to confidential nature of this transaction.. By
virtue of my husband 's position, the former president (Bede) gave him
$20,500,000.00 (Twenty million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) cash in
$100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the information that the military
are planning to overthrow him.
Immediately my husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this box with my
only son so that we cannot be reached by Mr. Bede. I have really been
waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you concerning
this transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe place. I deposited it
with a diplomatic company for safekeeping in Asia.
I am using this opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to
your country to be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I
am ready to offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to
manage the remaining 70% on behalf of my son. where we are currently staying
in a sister's house in South Africa.
I Deposited it somewhere which we shall inform you as soon as you conclude
arrangements. Upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall forward to you the
certificate of deposit and the phone and Fax number of the Diplomatic
Company for confirmation. However, send your message to my Email () which I
will forward it to my son immediately.
Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as possible. And please
indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your response to this mail.
Thanking you in anticipation of your kind consideration and urgent reply.
Yours faithfully
MRS: STELLA ELU OHAFIA.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM A WIDOW.
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