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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: Keita Miriam Joyce <keita_miria002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:57:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NEED HELP
FROM ;MISS KEITA MIRIAM JOYCE
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.
ATTN,PLS ,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS URGENT BUSINESS.
I AM MISS KEITA MIRIAM JOYCE THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS. KEITA TOURE ADAMS , MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2004, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS, BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF ( US$8,500,000.00) ( EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF 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 WITH REST OF OUR FAMILY, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
MY DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
(1. TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
(.2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND BECAUSE OF MY LOW EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD BUSINESS AND IN OTHER NOT TO LOSE THIS MONEY? COUPLED WITH MY AGE. I AM 20 YEARS OLD
(.3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
HOWEVER, SIR, I DONT KONW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT ?
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE HANDLE WITH CARE.
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
.
MISS KEITA MIRIAM JOYCE
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