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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: lbrahim Mohammed <lbramoh_3@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:50:57 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Assalaum Alaikmu, From Your brother lbrahim
Assalaum Alaikmu, From Your brother lbrahim
attn :Managing Director/c.e.o/mr/ms.
from : lbrahim Mohammed
Contract Review Panel Chairman,
Email lbramoh2@yahoo.ca
Abidjan cote d 'ivoire.
Dear respected one
letter for urgent assistance on fund transfer
First,i must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.This by viture of its nature as being utterly confidential and TOP SECRET.
You have been recomended by an associate who assured me of your confidence
and your ability, reliability to prosecute a transaction of great magnitude
involving a pending buisness transaction requiring maximum committment and
trust.
We are top officials of the Federal Government contract reveiw panel which i
am the chairman controlling both the international and local contractors, who are intrested in importation of goods into our country with funds which are presently trapped here
in Cote d'Ivoire.In other to commence this business we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer
into your account the said trapped funds which will has to do with bank to bank
transfer.
The source of this fund is as follows: During the last regime here of General Rorbert Geui in Cote d'Ivoire some government officials set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over invoiced in various ministries and parastatals
The government set up a contract
review panel and we have identified a lot of inflated contracts funds which are presently Deposited in a BANK here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire .
However,by virture of my and our position as civil servants and members of the panel,we cannot aquire this money in our name.I have therefore ,been delegated because of my position and as amatter of trust by my colleagues of the panel to look for an over
seas patner into whose account we would transfer the total sum of USD$20,500,000.00 [TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS].
Hence i onbehalf of my colleagues are I'm writting you this letter in this regards.We agreed to share the money thus on your reciept and confirmation of this money:
[1] 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER [YOU]
[2] 80% FOR US [THE OFFICALS]
It is from the 80% that we wish to commense the importation business.Please ,note that this
transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commense the transaction latest seven[7 ]days from the date of the receipt of the following information bellow.
[A] COMPANY'S NAME BENEFICIARY OF ACCOUNT.
[B] YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.
The above information will enable us commense the transfer of this funds into your account in your country without delay and also to open an account in your name.We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solict your confidentiality in th
is transaction.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address,telephone number and fax number.I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when i hear from you. Please you can call me immediately you receive this e-mai
l so that we can discuss in confidential
issue.
Allaah Hafiz.
Yours Faithfully
Ibrahim Mohammed
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