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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: <viv_ab06@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:47:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI.
From Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI.
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.
Dearest One,
Compliment of the day. It is my pleasure to use this opportunity to write you at this time of the day and to bring to your knowledge certain things. Meanwhile, I wouldn't like this piece of writing or information to meet you in a very bad mood or in a state whereby you won give it attention. That
is why I would like you to read it with an ecstatic mind so that you will be able to understand it very well.
I am Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI from Bouake, Cote D' ivoire in West Africa. I am 21 years old and the only child of late Mr.Abraham Tia KOFFI, a wealthy and renowned politician and full time contractor in our country.
During the recent political crises in our country in 2004, our family was attached and looted by unknown assassins. As a result of the attack, my parents were assassinated on November 10th, 2004. The assassins told me that they came purposely for my parents and as a result, they did not touch me.
However; the main reason why I am writing you is to let you know that in the same 2004 in the month of February, my late father told me in one of our discussions that he deposited a 4.5 million dollars and 3.2 million dollars in two diffrent account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, the
capital city of our country. He went further to tell me that the money is for investment abroad He told me that I am his NEXT OF KIN and I have the reserved right to retrieve the fund from the bank or authorise anybody of my choice to help me retrieve it if I am not financialy capable to do it
alone.
But he strongly warned me that I should not let his kinsmen or countrymen know about it as they are always against him. Instead, I should look for preferably a foreign partner who will help me in transfering the money to his country.
Meanwhile, I asked him why he deposited the money in two diffrent account in the same bank and he answered that government of West Africa probe their citizens and contractors most often and that he wouldn't want the money to be seized by the government.
Therefore, I am asking you to help me retrieve the money from the bank and get it transferred to your account in your country.
Secondly, you will help to invest it in a profitable business in your country. Thirdly, you will help me to come over there to continue my education as you can understand that I stopped school abruptly when my parents died and I have nobody to help me now. That is why I had to travel from my
state Bouake to Abidjan to run away from the menace of my father kinsmen because since the death of my parents, all hated me.
So, right now, I have nobody to help me except you if you can whole-heartedly accept to help me. I am only pleading with you and not forcing you. Just consider my condition, and make up your mind to help me. If you are interested, ready and willing to help me, please, let me know as you are
replying so that I can tell you the procedures we have to follow.
Thanks a lot and remain blessed for your perusal consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI
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