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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: "Emile N''guessan" <emile.nguessan1@gala.net>
Reply-To: emile.nguessan1@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:11:36 +0000
Subject: WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS, FROM MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN.
WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS, FROM MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN.
LOT 25 RUE MINIS, ZONE 4 BIETRY.
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE (FORMERLY IVORY COAST).
TEL.: +22507870007
Pls. send all your reply to this Email: emile.nguessan1@yahoo.com.au
Dear friend,
Compliments of the day and how are you doing, including business and all the
rest?. I am with the hope that all is well with you.
Before I could proceed, let me first of all introduce myself to you. I am
Mr. Emile N'guessan, an Accountant by profession. As a matter of fact, I
work in the Accounts/Operations Department of a leading Bank here in Abidjan
Cote d'Ivoire. (Formally, IVORY COAST).
Honestly, I got your contacts from the (Worldwide Companies Directory) Cote
d'Ivoire Chamber Of Commerce. This is in my guest to source for an honest
and trustworthy person who I can execute this confidential (Business) deal
with.
On June 6th 2000, an American Oil Consultant and Contractor with the Societe
Ivoirien Refinery (S.I.R), ENGINEER MICHAEL S. BENTON, made a numbered Time
Fixed Deposit valued at US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) with our Bank.
Upon maturity of the deposited sum, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no response. After a month, I sent a reminder and
finally I discovered from his contact employers, the Societe Ivoirien
Refinery, (S.I.R) that ENGR. MICHAEL S. BENTON (an Industrialist) died along
with (his wife, his two sons and his only daughter) all his family in the
AF4590 Plane crash which took place on Monday, 31st. July, 2000.
After due investigation, I found out that he did not leave a "WILL" behind
and does not even have a Heir to his properties here, hence all attempt to
trace his Next of Kin were fruitless. Having also confirmed that ENGR.
MICHAEL S. BENTON, did not declare any Next of Kin in all his official
documents including his Bank Deposit paperwork, I have decided to contact
you immediately so that we can consummate this deal together.
This particular sum of US$8,500,000.00 is still floating in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. Surprisingly, nobody has ever come forward to lay claim on the money
for the past 5/6 years, till now. According to the Ivoirien law act, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will reverted to the ownership of the
government of Cote d'Ivoire, if nobody applies to claim the fund. That is
what gave way to this deal which is why I have contacted you. As a
foreigner, I am seeking your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to
the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US$8.5 Million
U. S. Dollars) will be paid into your account and the money will be shared
at the ratio of 70% for me and my colleague in the office and 30% for you.
This is simple.
If your are interested and capable of handling this deal with me, please
reply or call me immediately, so that we can get the Ball rolling. There is
no risk of any kind involve in this transaction. It is 100% risk free
because, the processing of this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law,
hence I will use my position as the staff of the Bank to put other things in
perfect good shape to guarantee the successful execution of this deal.
Furthermore, all documents relating to this will be retrieved and destroyed
including deleting every information from the Cumputer system to avoid
traces of any kind, as soon as the money hits your account.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details on how we
should proceed with this and at the same time, give you the relevant
documents proof of the deposited Fund for your reference, which will help
you to understand the deal very well. Please, note that this transaction is
sworn to be handled with utmost secrecy and confidentiality to enable us
have a smooth and hitch free realisation. Therefore, you have to keep this
with you.
Very important: I would not like to be noticed in this transaction, neither
will my name be mentioned as having any hand or knowledge of the deal, for
the security of my job with the Bank. Otherwise, I will be relieved of my
duties and be sacked as well. But as an insider, I will be giving you all
the required information that you might stand in need in other to guide
yourself properly.
Thank you in advance for your understanding while looking forward to
receiving your urgent response. Please, don't forget to include your direct
telephone and fax numbers when replying, for easy communication. God bless
you.
Your's sincerely,
MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN. TEL. +22507870007
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