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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: frank guei <frank_guei2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:49:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Frank Guei, the son of late General Robert Guei, the
ex-military head of state of Ivory Coast, who was murdered along with the
interior minister on the 19th of September 2002 (You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm)
For complete report on this incident
I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and I have had no previous personal relationships. Since the murder of my father, I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the Government and the press about my family. The present Government has ensured that our bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized.
It is in view of this that I seek your co-operation and assistance in
the transfer of the sum of Ten Million Five hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$10,500,000.00) being the very last of my family fund in my
possession and control, after the murder of my father, the Federal Government seized all our properties and our accounts both local and international was frozen.
My only hope now is this cash that my father carefully packaged and
deposited as artifacts with a Security/Finance Company in Accra Ghana. The said sum can easily be withdrawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary.
The security company based on my instructions will release the fund to you and you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me in area of viable and profitable business.
To show my preparedness and appreciation to carry-out this business with you, 20% of the total sum will be your share and 10% commission of the proceeds realized from the investment of this fund will also be yours, also 5% is to be set aside for any eventual cost that might arise as the transaction proceeds.
I need your full support and co-operation for the success of this transaction.
I plead with you to treat this issue confidential and urgent because it
is delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy. I would want you to
reach me through my email address above if you are interested
to assist me. I sincerely will appreciate your response.
But right now, I am presently residing in Accra Ghana as a politcal asylum. I wait to hear from you.soon as possible
Regards,
Frank Guei
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