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An Email with the Subject "PERSONAL LETTER" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:32:12 -0400 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Prisca Raheem" <priscariheem@yahoo.co.jp>.
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PERSONAL LETTER FROM MISS PRISCA IBRAHIM COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN WEST AFRICA. DEAREST PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I AM MISS PRISCA, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE IBRAHIM RAHEEM. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1988, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER AND ALSO AS THE ONLY CHILD BEFORE DEATH TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF 12.3M USA DOLLARS (TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN A SECURITY HOUSE HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE USED MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN AND NOT THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR POLITICAL STATUS AND THE NATURE OF DEPOSIT I CAN NOT SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY,THE BENEFICIARY MUST BE MY FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER ABROAD OR A FAMILY FRIEND APPOINTED BY 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 FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. 1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF 21 YEARS. 2) YOU HONESTLY TAKE ME AS YOUR FAMILY MEMBER? 3) CAN I CONFIDENTLY PUT MY TRUST IN YOU? 4) WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR COUNTRY? 5) CAN YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED? MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. THANKS AND BEST REGRADS. MISS PRISCA