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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: "MRS SUSANA OLIVIA YEPUTA" <oliviayeputa117@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oliviayeputa4@live.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:06:02 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dear Friend,
I AM Mrs. SUSANA OLIVIA, an Ivorian widow with an only son (Frank Obruth
Repute ). My husband was the chief security officer to the ousted president
Bead of Cot d�Ivoire. During the overthrown of 24th December 1999, my
husband was among the people was killed by the military. Since after his
death. I ran away with my only son.
my friend, may I introduce this business proposal to you. With reference
to an introduction and good recommendation made of you and your esteemed
firm by my close friend, I do hereby wish to ask for your assistance in an
urgent business transaction that requires
absolute honesty and secrecy. Although I did not in any way disclose to my
friend the details of this my proposal due to confidential nature of this
transaction. By virtue of my husband �s position, the former president
(Bead) him$25,500,000.00 (Twenty-five million five hundred thousand U.S. )
cash in $ 100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the
Information that the military are planning to Overthrow him.Immediately my
husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this box with my only son so
that we cannot be reached by Mr. Bead. I have really been waiting for a
more suitable time and opportunity to
contact you concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe
place. I deposited it with a diplomatic company for safekeeping. I am using
this opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to your country
to be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I am ready to
offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to manage the
remaining 70% on behalf of my son. Contact my son (Frank Onrush Yakutat)
where we are staying in a sister�s house in South Africa.
I Deposited it somewhere in EUROPE, which we shall inform you as soon as you
conclude arrangements. Upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall forward to
you the certificate of deposit and the phone and Fax number of the
Diplomatic Company for . However, send your message to my son on E-mail:
oliviayeputa4@live.com immediately you receive this message.
Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as possible. And please
indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your response to this mail.
Thanking you in anticipation of your kind consideration and urgent reply.
Yours faithfully
MRS SUSANA OLIVIA YEPUTA
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