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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: "miriam kolo" <miriamkolo12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: miriamkolo@myway.com
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:28:54 -0600
Subject: I Need your help
Dear,
I am so much delighted to write to you, my name is Miss Miriam Kolo. First,
I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise I
just felt like emptying myself to you, I decided to confide in you, as I am
faced with total frustration and hardship. My Ernest prayer is that you find
this mail in good health and blessings and I also pray to Almighty God that
you assist me with my request afterwards. I am presently residing in
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I left my country with my father after the death of
my mother during the war in our country. We came down here mostly because of
my fathers business interests. He operates a cocoa business in the northern
part of this country.
During the ongoing political crisis here which has turn out into a civil war
since 2003, my father was attacked and killed at the hit of the crisis as
the rebels were killing prominent foreigners with the reason that they were
financially supporting the government against them (rebels).
Presently, I am staying in a REFUGEE camp in the capital city Abidjan were
the civil war has not reached. I stay here because during the war in the
northern part of the country, part of our house was set ablaze by the rebel
forces. When security was partially restored to our area, I was unable to
meet my basic needs that is pay my bills and accommodation so the only
option for me was to move into a REFUGEE camp were I could at least feed
twice a day and sleep as I do not know anyone here. I take permission to go
to the town where they have internet access to enable me send email to you.
My late father concealed some amount of money in two trunk boxes and
deposited it in a safe keeping house here in Abidjan. The total sum is
$27million dollars which I will want you to help me move out of this country
because of the uncertainty’s here. But the safe keeping house does not know
the true content of the trunk to be cash as my father declared upon deposit
as containing art craft for export. My father confided so much in me after
the death of my mother. We were so close that he never did anything without
my knowledge and opinion. All that I want is your sincere and genuine help
in helping me safe guide this trunk which means that you will have to come
here so that we can meet face to face first before proceeding with this
claim. I am the Named Next of kin to the deposit so there won’t be any
problem in the claiming. Armed with the deposit documents which I have in my
procession, both of us will proceed to the company were the money is
concealed, sign it out first and then move the money out of the country.
Since I am the named next of kin to this deposit, I cannot allow the money
to remain here while I leave because my life and future depends solely on
this fund. .If you have heard from the news for the past few months now
there has been intense fighting and bombing in those regions were the rebels
are fighting with the government so I will like to live here as soon as we
have this money moved out of this country.
Upon your arrival here, I will like you to open an account in any of the
international banks of your choice here where this money will be lodged into
for transfer to your country, I know that this is our first mail, but I have
decided to confide in you .I want you to know that for years now, I have
lived in absolute frustration ,agony and pains without any person around me,
no parents ,uncles or friends ,but God had kept me until now, which I
believe that I will smile once again.
Also I will like you to help me move over to your country of stay so that I
can complete my Education once the money has been moved out. I am totally
frustrated to the extent that my whole mind for now lies on my survival
which is securing this money. Please I am confiding completely in you and I
really need your assistance at this point of my life as you alone know of
this venture.
Yours Sincerely,
Miriam
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