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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: Afred Kone <afred_kone16@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alfredkone20084u@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:49:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Master Alfred Kone. Help me please.
>From Master Alfred Kone.
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Ivory Coast.
Good day Dear One,
Greetings and How are you today,I am Master Alfred Kone I would like
you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and
to secure an opportunity to invest with you in your country.
I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late father
late Mr Kone, who the Epmgigo rebels killed recently in poltical crisis
in our country that have resulted to war since this past two years.
I intend to invest this money in profitable areas in your country into
a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and
execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us .
It is The sum of Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand USD $10.500.000USD I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.I want you to be rest assured that everything is in order and legitimate it was due to the political crisis in our country that have resulted to war which cause everybody to find a way to get out the country,that make's me to use this medium to request for your assistance hoping that you will not let me down.
Please I want you to quickly help me out from this my bad situation because of this political crisis going on now in my country. My life is not safe dwon here due to the political crisis going on in my country now which is about to bring a war and everyday I am afraid to die young. Sincerely I am feeling pains all over my bodies because I have nobody to encourage me anylonger, cheer me up, console me, tender me, love me or even care for me. All days I think about my dead parent because I miss them so much. Because of my thinkings all days I am always sleepless all night and a lots of adventures. My sufferness is too much for me to withstand, comparable to my age, 19 years old and an orphan boy by the way. No father, no mother, no relatives, no friends. Imaging myself being alone at this tender age.
Sincerely, if you could help me out as you promised me, franckly speaking I will always be of enough appreciations to you throughout my lifetime and I will always remember your goodness to me all the entire days of my life.
I promised to offer you 15% commission of the total sum, provided you help me out from my situation and another 5% for any expense that you make during the entire of this transaction until the succesful end of it.
I will give you every informations as soon as I hear from you to further this transaction immediately as the bank said that it will only take them 3 working days to transfer the money into your bank account.
Waiting with Thanks.
Alfred Kone.
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