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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: George Umuya <georgemu5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: georgeumu@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:00:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM GEORGE UMUYA
FROM GEORGE UMUYA
10 LOT 155 ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA
GREETINGS,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you. I know this mail may
come to you as a surprise, since we have not known
or written before.
Our Mother died long ago when she was about to
delivered my most junior sister JANET, based that we lost our mother
so early our father took us so special.
Introducing myself , I am George Umuya (JR) 22
years of age the son of the late Chief and Mrs
George Umuya (SNR), My father was a gold and cocoa
merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) ,
he was poisoned to death by his business associates on
one of their business trips.
Before the death of my father on 29th February 2002
in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly
called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of
USD$15.5M ( fifteen Million five hundred thousand
U.S),deposited in security company in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire ,
that he used my name as his beloved son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business 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 expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management overseas.
Please, I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1- To assist me in providing an account of yours
where this fund can quietly be transferred into..
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am
still in the secoundary school with my junior
sisters.
3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to futher my education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total
sum as compensation for your effort/ Input after the
successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to
offset any expenses we may incure.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would
be concluded within the shortest possible time if you
signify interest to assist me.
NB: Please contact me immediately you receive
this message through my private e-mail address above if you are interested.
God bless
Yours sincerely
George Umuya(JR)
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