maryallen
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 28
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Same old advance fee fraud scam from Patricia Wilson
FROM PATRICIA WILSON COUNTRY: ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST EMAIL ( patwilson080@yahoo.com ) DEAREST ONE, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU MY HEART DESIRE FOR A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. MY NAME IS MRS PATRICIA WILSON. I AM A WIDOW TO LATE MR. KADEL WILSON, A TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN THE REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE . DURING THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL CRISIS IN OUR COUNTRY, MY HUSBAN WAS ASSASSINATED BY HEARTLESS ELEMENTS THAT PLANTED A BOMB ON MY HUSBAND’S OFFICIAL CAR. FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER, WE HAD ATTENDED A WEDDING IN ANOTHER TOWN. WE WERE STILL THERE WHEN THE TRAGEDY TOOK PLACE. I WAS IN COMA FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF (US$12,500,000.00) TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT OVERSEAS FOR AN INVESTMENTS PURPOSES, SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENTS AND STOCK MARKERTS. THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN FIXED SUSPENCE ACCOUNT BY MY LATE HUSBAND. PLEASE , I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OUT OF THIS MY TOTAL FUND AS YOUR COMMISSION FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO ME.PLEASE KINDLY WRITE IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE IMPORTANT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MY MUTUAL TRANSACTION. YOURS FAITHFULLY, MRS PATRICIA WILSON NOTE: I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS MY FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE BANK. AND ALSO KINDLY REPLY ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( patwilson080@yahoo.com ) FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS OK THANKS.
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This is the standard advance fee fraud scam that has been going on for some time now. The scammer pretends to be a wealthy recipient of some inherited/stolen cash, tied up in a foreign bank account. Offers to deposit a very substantial amount into the bank account of a complete stranger! Also offers to pay a large percentage, in exchange the victim should help them with the fee (ofcourse) to the foreign bank, the only problem is once the victim sends the money, they will never be heard from again.
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