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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: "alexcone03 Gazeta.pl" <alexcone03@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:51:38 +0000
Subject: Dearest One
Dearest One
I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or
written before. I am Alex Cone, 25 years old, I am contacting you on behalf
of myself and my younger sister Alice. We are orphans.
Nationality: Ivoirians. Our late Father Mr Lawrence Cone was a successful
business-man whom before his untimely death , was a Cocoa and Diamond
Merchant based here in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire.Both our Father and Mother
were poisoned at a party organised by one of his business associates. Before
he died in a private hospital here, my Father called me and told me that he
deposited the sum of US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand American
Dollars), in a bank here which he used my name as next of kin to deposit the
funds as the only son.
Due to the problem that have arised in our family between my late Father's
brothers over who should control his wealth and subsquent death in the
family, I have decided with my younger sister to transfer this funds
overseas for future investment after we finish our education.
We want to leave here and come over to your country to live and continue our
studies, because our lives is no longer safe here. We have heard from a
reliable source that they are planing on how to retrieve all the documents
concerning the funds from us, so that they can claim the funds.
Before contacting you, we have spoken with the local bank manager and worked
out modalities on how to transfer the funds to your country.
Please, we humbly seek your assistance in the following ways:
1- To assist us in transferring this fund quietly into your account in your
country.
2- To serve as our custodian and guardian of this funds since we are still
in the university and my younger sister is still in the college.
3-To make arrangement for me and my younger sister to come over to your
country to further our education and to help us secure a residential permit
in your country. Moreover, we are willing to offer you any agreed
(percentage) out of the total funds as compensation for your efforts/input
after the successful transfer of this funds into your nominated account
overseas, while some percentage will be set aside to offset any expenses we
may incure.
4- Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting us as we
believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest
possible time.
NB: Please, if you are interested to help us, contact us immediately after
you read this proposal so that I may give you more detailed information how
this transfer could be carried out.
However, I wish to hear from you to know your decision concerning this
proposal. Please reply very urgent.
Alex and Alice Cone.
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