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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: Charles/Elizabeth Toure <charleselizabeth.toure1@msn.com>
Reply-To: <charleselizabeth.toure@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:13:17 +0100
Subject: FROM CHARLES AND ELIZABETH:
FROM CHARLES AND ELIZABETH:REFUGEE CAMP - ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE D IVOIRE
Dearest One,
I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we
have not known or written before. I am Charles Toure,
25 years old; I am contacting you on behalf of myself
and my younger sister Elizabeth. We are orphans.
Nationality: Ivoirians. Our late Father Mr Lawrence
Toure was a successful businessman whom before his
untimely death was a Cocoa and Diamond Merchant
based here in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire. Both our Father
and Mother were poisoned at a party organised by one
of his business associates. Before he died in a private
hospital here, my Father called me and told me that he
deposited the sum of US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five
Hundred Thousand American Dollars), in a bank here
which he used my name as next of kin to deposit the
funds as the only son. Due to the problem that raised in
our family between my late Father's brothers(MY
UNCLES) over who should control his wealth and
subsequent death in the family, I have decided with my
younger sister to transfer this funds overseas for future
investment after we finish our education.
We want to leave here and come over to your country to
live and continue our studies, because our lives are no
longer safe here. We have heard from a reliable source
that my Uncles are planning on how to retrieve all the
documents concerning the funds from us, so that they
can claim the funds. Before contacting you, we have
spoken with the local bank manager and worked out
modalities on how to transfer the funds to your country.
Please, we humbly seek your assistance in the following
ways:
1- To assist us in transferring this fund quietly into your
account in your country.
2- To serve as the guardian of this funds since I am still
in the university and my younger sister is still in the
college.
3- To make arrangement for me and my younger sister
to come over to your country to further our education
and to help us secure a residential permit in your
country. Moreover, we are willing to offer you any
agreed (percentage) out of the total funds as
compensation for your efforts/input after the successful
transfer of this funds into your nominated account
overseas, while some percentage will be set aside to
offset any expenses we may incure.
4- Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting us, as I believe that this transaction would be
concluded within the shortest possible time.
NB: Please, if you are interested to help us, contact me
immediately after you read this proposal so that I may
give you more detailed information how this transfer
could be carried out. However, I will like you to send the
following to me,
YOUR FULL NAME:YOUR FULL ADDRESS CONTACT:YOUR PROFESSION/POSTIONYOUR AGE/MARITAL STATUS;
I wish to hear from you to know your decision
concerning this proposal. Please reply very urgent.
Yours Sincerely Charles/ Elizabeth Toure.
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