Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
#7743 by Ralph Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:09 am
It's a common theme, the daughter of a rich African who was murdered and who has a daughter who needs help to claim her millions of dollars and move in with you, of course it's too good to be true, the only truth in this email is that it was no accident that the scammer contacted you, nor was it an accident that he also sent the same email to most likely thousands of other people hoping that even just one of them may send money, please dont fall for it, it is no doubt a scam

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Dearest One,

Hello and how are you, hope you are fine and in good condition of health.I want you to understand that my contact with you is not by accident, It is true that we have not known each other for the first time but just getting to know one another which I strongly believe that it will take us to great relationship financially and otherwise. Before I continue with my discussion with you, let me introduce myself in details.

I am Miss Vivian Edward the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs Joseph Edward. My father was a very wealthy Timber Dealers and cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast. my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the death of my father on November 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of USD4.5million, (Four million five hundred thousand United states Dollars) left in a suspense account here in Abidjan cote D'Ivoire.

He places my name as next of kin, and also gave the documents pertaining the fund to me. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it to invest in a profitable ventures.

I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of members of my late father's family who has not stop disturbing me about the where about of this fund after they have succeeded in claiming almost all the valuable properties that he left behind for me, coupled with incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I will like every thing to be concluded soon so that I will join you in your country, for me to further my study and also prefer to go to pastoral school in your country.

I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
1) To help me transferred of the fund to your destination account in your country.
(2) To serve as the guardian of this fund during and after the transaction. Since I am just 22 years.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred in your account and invested.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for your effort / input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account in overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within some days as you signify your interest to assist me.

I will appreciate your early Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards,
Miss Vivian Edward.
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#9766 by Arnold Mon May 18, 2009 5:04 pm
Technically money laundering is arranging for ill-gotten gains to appear to be legitimate.
This scam claims to be a genuine inheritance which he/she can't easily get out of the country.
Sometimes the scammer asks you to present yourself as the next of kin of someone who has died with no known living relatives.
This is certainly illegal, and the scammer often tells you it is legal and 100% risk free.

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