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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: Grace Guei <graceg@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: miisgrace_guei@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:05:28 +1100 (EST)
Subject: From Miss Grace Guei
From Miss Grace Guei,
01BP Thresh Vill
Abidjan,
Villa 11 Riviera Golf cocody
CoteD'Ivoire.
Dearest One,
With all sincerity and humility,it is with deep pains I write you this message of wishful assistance to my predicament.Please Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.I am quite aware that my message will come to you as a surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to contact you in this regard.
I am Miss Grace Guei from Cote d' Ivoire,I lost my father a couple of years ago. My father late General Robert Guei was an Ex-Military head of State of Ivory Coast until his untimely death,
(You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm for complete report on this incident.
He was assassinated on the 19th of September 2002 by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death, he had a sum of (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)$2.5 Million Dollars left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his only daughter for the Next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund,and also use it for an investment purpose.
I am just 22years old and high school certificate holder,really don't know what to do.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds.This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
Dearest one,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded,so that I will know I'm going to come over to your country since the bank made me to understand that they can be able to make the transfer to any country of my choice.
Now please permit me to ask you these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter or as wife?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3.To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
4. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?
5.To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country
Dear please,indicate your options towards assisting me as I told by the bank management that the fund can be transfer either through online banking or otherwise.You signify your interest to assist me.
Anticipating to hear from you urgently.
Yours sincerely.
Miss Grace Guei.
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