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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: victoria ab <victoria_ab1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:54:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MISS VICTORIA AND PETER
FROM MISS VICTORIA AND PETER
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
Dearest one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you .
I am Victoria Abraham, The first dauther of late Mr and Mrs Paul Abraham of Sierria Leone and my family comes from the royal lineage. My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and ABIDJAN respectively, The economic capital of cote D’Ivoire.He was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their business outings.
My mother died on the 21ST october 1994 , and my father took me and my brother Peter so speciall because we were motherless. Before the death of my father on the 22th April 2001 in a private hospital here in Abidjan , He sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of 15.500,000 US DOLLARS (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS) kept in a security company in AFRICA and EUROPE. He also said that the security company does not know the content of the Boxes.He also used the name of my brother to Deposit the consighment as his first son for next of kin. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, 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 purposes, I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an
ivestment purpose, such as real estate management. My intrested areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLIUM INDUSTRY.
I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer to your account successfully.
(2) to provide a bank account into which this money would be transfer to.
(3)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 21yrs and my brother Peter is 18yrs.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to 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 to your nominated account. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me and my brother as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14days,from the day you signify interest to assist me.
I waiting to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless you as you for your anticipated
coperation.
Best Regards,
Victoria and Peter.
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