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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: Davia Amessah <damessah06@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:44:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please Help Me Invest In Your Country (From David Amessah)
From: David Amessah
Av.12 RD 16,Apt.39B, Triechville
Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire.
Dearest,
APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I wish the best in life for you with every members of your family, and I hope you will receive this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. I am a good Christian and I would like to deal with you believing you have the fear of God in your heart hence I prayed God you be the right person I am looking for that will help me out of my present problem.
I am David Amessah ,the only child of late Mr and Mrs Joseph Amessah. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on march 4 2007 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven million United State Dollars. USD(7M) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only child for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. 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 purpose in orday to be able to take care of my future.
I am honourable soliciting for your kind assistance as follows:
(1) to provide a bank account where this money will be transfer to for an investment purpose in a profitable out fit which you know best.
(2)to serve as the guardian of this money since i am only a boy of 22 years old.
(3)to make arrangement for me in your country to continue my education career.
I promise to offer you 15% of the total money as the mode of compensation for your effort in assisting me after the transferring this money to your nominated account overseas while the remaining you will help me to invest in your country and at the same time continue my education which has surfered alot since the death of my father. Please I will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded quick.. I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible and I will like you to give me your private telephone and the fax number in replying of this proposal so that I can keep good and fast communication with you.
Please I am contacting you because of your profile and believe that i am more safer in the hand of one that has good heart and fear God.I believed you can take care of me and my money which is my last hope.
Please bear in mind that this fund is not a looted or stolen money but rather a legitimate inheritance from my late father.I have all the documents to prove this to you.
Thanks and God bless you as you do hear the voice of an orphan crying.
Best Regards,
David
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