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  • Profile photo of catacata
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    @cata
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    Lucky me, I get these things all the time. Does that make me an investment guru?

    Miss Faith Tailor
    Lot 2564 Cocody
    Abidjan Côte D’Ivoire

    Dearest One,

    Yes it is true that we didn?t know our self but with Faith I have, I believe that almighty God will bring Some one who will take me as his blood sister? I am very humble to seek your assistance at this matter that is very important. I need trust and Understanding, I believed that you would be in a better position to corporate with me hence you have vast knowledge coupled with wild experience in field of international transaction and investment.
    I have been seeking for a trust worthy person who understand investment ethics to enter into joint venture partnership on a lucrative sectors in your country economy.
    I am Miss Faith Tailor from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan who lost the father in the hands of the rebels. My late father was a serving director general of SOCIETE TRANSPORT DE ABIDJAN (SOTRA) transport corperation company in Côte d’Ivoire until his death.

    He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he deposited the sum of Five Million Five Hundred USA Dollars ( US$5,500,000) in a blocked account with one of the commercial banks here in Côte d´Ivoire.This fund he intended to buy machine parts abroad and start up his own transport company.MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

    Therefore,I want you to help me to make claims of this money with the commercial bank as you will be the Co-beneficiary and recipient of the fund .

    I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me , indicate your interest in replying soonest. I promised to reward you with 15% of the total funds for your assistance.My prime and chief objective of writing you is to solicit your assistance in transferring this fund into your country, which I will instruct the bank to do as soon as i hear from you.And also help me to invest this money in good and profitable sector in your economy I will be grateful For your urgent response while hoping to do good investment with you on lifetime ventures.

    Thanks and best regards .

    Miss Faith Tailor

    OOOOOHHHHHH can’t wait to invest in that one.

    CATA
    Asset Protection Specialist
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    @elkam
    Join Date: 2006
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    Hello Cata

    I’ve had something similar emailed to me some time ago and I deleted it as quickly as I could. I have heard of this scam but have never actually understood how it works. I mean how do they expect to fleece you?

    Just curious
    Elka

    Profile photo of catacata
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    Hi Elka

    I think they try to get all your bank details and then empty your accounts. I still can’t believe that people fall for it.

    CATA
    Asset Protection Specialist
    [email protected]

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    @tammy
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    I had a similar one, only from Greece saying that my email had randomly won a lotto worth $millions, all I had to do to collect was supply bank details. AS IF!!!!!!

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    @xenia
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    Yep, I get them all the time too and they get more creative each time. I think it’s easy to tell by the first few words that it’s a scam. Sad thing is (and I will never understand it), that some people actually believe them!!!!

    Investment Property Management
    http://www.adprop.com.au

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    @derek
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    HI Cata,

    You are a fool.

    Do you realise that y posting this email here you have given up a possible US$825K windfall and potentially diluted the returns to US$22K/head (and falling) distributed equally amongst those who read this thread.

    At this rate the scam will be worthless ………………………ooops – I just realised what I said – it is worthless.

    Derek
    [email protected]
    The Investors Club http://www.monopoly.tic.com.au
    0409 882 958
    Skype – derekjones2113

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    It’s scary to think that just by having your name and bank number someone could actually empty your account. ???

    Greed is a powerful emotion and puts some peoples brains into neutral.

    I have a girl friend whose husband was stupid enough to believe that someone was going to sell him gold bullion for half price. He and an equally clever friend got done for $100,000. It was the old “switching the suitecase ” trick. What he ended up with was 6 real bars. These were the ones he had selected at random from the suitcase, cut in half and tested for gold. The rest were just gilded copper.

    Profile photo of catacata
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    @cata
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    Originally posted by Derek:

    HI Cata,

    You are a fool.

    Do you realise that y posting this email here you have given up a possible US$825K windfall and potentially diluted the returns to US$22K/head (and falling) distributed equally amongst those who read this thread.

    At this rate the scam will be worthless ………………………ooops – I just realised what I said – it is worthless.

    Derek
    [email protected]
    The Investors Club http://www.monopoly.tic.com.au
    0409 882 958
    Skype – derekjones2113

    Nice derreck lol

    CATA
    Asset Protection Specialist
    [email protected]

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    Don’t know if I am allowed to name it, but this can be deleted if it is outside the rules – I have just loaded the free version of Spamfighter – which has worked well for the couple of days I have had it on.

    I hope nobody tells me I have loaded on a baddie but it certainly has stopped the pen*s enlargement and Viagra emails I get every day along with the various other spam that hit my inbox daily.

    Wylie

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