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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: kone mercyn <kone_mercyn01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 03:03:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT/TRUST.
Respectfull one,
From; Miss Kone Mercyn.
Address;lot 268 Rue de Bingerville Cocody Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire
Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am Miss Kone Mercyn,I am 21year old. There is an imformation I would like you to keep very confidential, My late father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital 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.Feb. 2002.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an
uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that urgly incidents. But God knows the truth!
Before his death on Febuary 12 2002 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he had a sum of 12.500,000 US DOLLARS (twelve. five)MILLION USA DOLLARS)left in
a suspense account with one of the prime banks here in Abidjan. This money was deposited and he used my name for the next of Kin in depositing of the money.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his busines associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management,I contacted you to help me because this transaction is new to me.
And I am very worried about the political situation of our country and if you listen to CNN OR BBC you will know about our country problem this is the reason why I need your help.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. I want you to assist me in transferring this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose.
Dearest one,I am sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life I going through the most painsfull aspect my life.
So I will like you to be the ultimate beneficiary, so that the funds can be moved in your name and particulary to any country of your choice where it will be invested.
Hence my father have had intimated the bank personnel that the beneficiary of the fund is his foreign partner who is going to applied for the transfer proccess to his nominated bank account with the bank. But I will guide you accordingly. As soon as the fund reaches, I will then come over to meet you in person, so that we can discuss physically on Investment potentials.
Based on this I have unanimously decided to give you 20% of the total money, 2% for charity homes and 3% for expenses, which may arise during the transaction, fax and phone bills inclusive. The balance of 75% you will invest and manage for my family.
I hereby guarantee you that this is not government money, it is not drug money and it is not money from arms deal.
Though you have to maintain high degree of confidentiality on this matter. I will give you all proof of deposit and existence of money once assured and fully satisfied with your capability and honesty. I hope this will be the beginning of a prosperous relationship between my family and your
family.
Nevertheless if you are for any reason not interest, kindly inform me immediately so that I will look for another contact.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me as your family?
2. Can I completely trust you?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible through my email kone_mercyn01@yahoo.com
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Miss Kone Mercyn.
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