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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: prince lala malik <lalamalik01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <princelalamalik222@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:12:58 +0000
Subject: HOPING TO RECIEVE YOUR EMAIL SOONEST.
GREETHINGS. I WRITE WITH A GREAT MOTION TO SINCERELY ESTABLISH A MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP/BUSINESS WITH YOUR COMPANY. PLEASE, KINDLY PERMIT ME TO SHARE MY PROBLEMS WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY SEARCH FOR A TRUSTFUL PERSON/COMPANY IN EUROPE OR USA OR ANY PLACE ABROAD THAT WILL ASSIST ME MOSTLY TO INVEST INTO A SECURED INVESTMENT ABROAD AS I CAN'T DO IT ALONE. MY NAME IS PRINCE-LALA MALIK. I AM A CITIZEN OF COTE D'VOIRE, ABIDJAN CAPITAL CITY. I LOST MY FATHER RECENTLY IN THE WAR CRISIS THAT TURNED MY COUNTRY INTO SHAMBLES BASED ON THIS AM TRUSTING YOU TO HELP ME DEVELOPE MY FUTURE AS THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF LATE ALHAJI MUSTAPHA MALIK WHO IS A MINER AND A BIG FAMER IN MY COUNTRY BEFORE HIS DEATH ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPROT FROM PARIS THE REBELS SHORT HIM OF WHICH HE DIED AFTER 2DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL. AFTER HIS DEATH MY UNCLE HAD DECIDED TO TAKE ALL OUR LANDED PROPERTIES INCLUDING PHYSICAL CASH AND OTHER HOUSE PROPERTIES BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE TOLD ME THAT HE MADE SOME DEPOSIT OF USD $11.9, MILLION USD AS HE WAS HOPING TO USE THE MONEY IN PURCHASING MINING EQUIPMENT THROUGH HIS PARTNERS IN EUROPE. BUT I HAD TRIED TO SEARCH OUT BUT COULD NOT GET HIS PARTNER, THIS IS MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU TO HELP ME RECIEVE THE MONEY FROM THE SECURITY FIRM IN GHANA, AS MY FATHERS PARTNER BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED TO CONSULT THE FIRM OVER THE CLAIM, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER INTENDED TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO HIS PARTNER IN EUROPE THIS IS WHY I HAD CONTACTED YOU TO HELP ME OUT OF THIS. I AM ONLY 24YEARS AND DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TALK WITH THE SAFE SECURITY FIRM IN GHANA. SO THAT THEY CAN RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY WHILE I COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION, I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT SO THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE CLAIN IMMEDAITELY FOR THE RETRIEVAL BECAUSE THE SECURITY FIRM DO NOT KNOW THAT THE TRUE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT IS MONEY. AS MY COUNTRY IS STILL UNDER CRISIS I HAVE RAN OUT OF MY COUNTRY WITH A FRIEND TO THE REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA AND I DONT LIKE TO BE HERE IN GHANA, THAT IS WHY I CONTACTED YOU TO HELP ME SO THAT I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND TAKE YOUR FAMILY AS MY OWN FAMILY AS I DONT HAVE ANY ONE NOW. THANK YOU. I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE WITH YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT DETAILS SO THAT I CAN SEND TO YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE FIRM. YOURS SINCERELY. PRINCE-LALA MALIK.
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