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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: greg uzor <greg_4uzor@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELP AN ORPHAN
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,
West Africa.
CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT
please reply me through this my private email above binta090@yahoo.fr
Attention Dearest
I know that this letter may or may not come to you as a Surprise. But after much considerations I decided to write you. I am Binta Bamba a Seira-Leonian. I am the daughter of Dr Federick Bamba and a former student of the federal university of Free town. My Father Dr Federick Bamba was the former finance Minister of Seiraloene In the cause of the war which is presently going on slowly in my country. He was accused by the President Sankok of embezzlement and supporting the rebel leader group for fighting against his government.
Two weeks later my father was assassinated with three of our family members including my mother by unknown assassins on their way home on the 8 of December 2002. Before the incidence (his assassination) he has disclosed to me about a deposit he made with a reputable Bank in Ivory Coast/Cote d'Ivoire using my name as the next of kin being his only daughter for safety and investment purpose. So after his death I went to his private safe and took the documents concerning the deposit and made my way to Ivory coast to avoid the reoccurrance of what happened to my parents(death) Presently I am in Abidjan as a refugees under the help of peace keeping force and I don't intend to leave in this country or go back to my own country although the situation seems to return normal some-how now. Then going through the documents I discovered that the sum of US$8.5M ( Eight million five hundred united state dollars) was deposited on a suspense account in one of the reputable bank in
Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire for ownward transfer. Now, having succeeded in locating the BANK where the FUND was deposited, I am soliciting for your assistance in the following ways. To assist me transfer this fund from here to your chosen foreign account in honesty and make arrangement for me to come to your country for security of my life and safety of the money because there is still political crisis and instability here, and to arrange for a school for me where I will continue my education.
So help me to up-lift this money from the bank here to your account where we will invest it in any lucrative business of your choice in your country with you acting as my guardian. I am awaiting anxiously to hear from you as your involvement and modalities of this transaction will be carefully discussed in our next correspondence. NB: please threat this as highly confidential and attention with mutual understanding
Thank you for your kindness.
Yours faithfully
Miss Binta Bamba
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