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I received this on a pm this morning. A lot of our members did. DO NOT REPLY TO THESE SCAMS !!
NDY
From : mariamkonate | hug mariamkonate
Sent : 7/25/11, 4:57 am
Subject: Hello Mum
Miss Mariam Konate
Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Dear one ,
Please pardon me if my mail has startled you, since we don't know each other I am daughter of late lieutenant cornel Paul konate I had been a female Medical student of the University of cocody in Abidjan cote d'iviore,West Africa,
My late father Konate died and left me and my mother Gloria my name is Mariam Konate. I am 20years old ,
My late father Konate owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Gloria Konate. Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs. Gloria Konate was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called me to hand over my late fathers documents to me, after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.
I now called my fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to me. After my fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against me to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger brother.
The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around, my younger brother Emmanuel was shot and two of our security men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped, that made me to park out of the compound i thought it will be over that way but it continue happening, that makes me to stop going to school.Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so that you can help me in transferring my late fathers money into your bank account.
The said fund is ($14Million) fourten Million United state dollars which he had earlier confided in me was for the establishment of a medical establishment overseas,has been deposited into one of the bank in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire in West Africa, I will offer 20% of the total amount to you for your help in transferring of this fund successfully to your account, and after transferring the money i can come over to your country and continue my education.
You can also, contact me to this E-Mail Address Id at ;
mariamkonate1@yahoo.com
Please do help me and God will bless You.
Mariam Konate
THIS IS HOG WASH - VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTERS - PROFESSIONAL THEFT RING - DON'T REPLY!
NDY
From : mariamkonate | hug mariamkonate
Sent : 7/25/11, 4:57 am
Subject: Hello Mum
Miss Mariam Konate
Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Dear one ,
Please pardon me if my mail has startled you, since we don't know each other I am daughter of late lieutenant cornel Paul konate I had been a female Medical student of the University of cocody in Abidjan cote d'iviore,West Africa,
My late father Konate died and left me and my mother Gloria my name is Mariam Konate. I am 20years old ,
My late father Konate owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Gloria Konate. Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs. Gloria Konate was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called me to hand over my late fathers documents to me, after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.
I now called my fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to me. After my fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against me to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger brother.
The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around, my younger brother Emmanuel was shot and two of our security men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped, that made me to park out of the compound i thought it will be over that way but it continue happening, that makes me to stop going to school.Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so that you can help me in transferring my late fathers money into your bank account.
The said fund is ($14Million) fourten Million United state dollars which he had earlier confided in me was for the establishment of a medical establishment overseas,has been deposited into one of the bank in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire in West Africa, I will offer 20% of the total amount to you for your help in transferring of this fund successfully to your account, and after transferring the money i can come over to your country and continue my education.
You can also, contact me to this E-Mail Address Id at ;
mariamkonate1@yahoo.com
Please do help me and God will bless You.
Mariam Konate
THIS IS HOG WASH - VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTERS - PROFESSIONAL THEFT RING - DON'T REPLY!
And there are some of our members who are vulnerable and naive enough to get sucked in by this. sometimes when your mind is clouded by depression or pain you don't make GOOD DECISIONS. Please if YOU are tempted LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY:
A few years back when I was very ill I was befriended by a man supposedly from the States. WE had a online romance for 3 mos. Talked to this person for 2-3 x day for 3 mos. Thought I was on Cloud 9. Sent me pics of his house etc and a young boy he said was his son. And, of course, his wife had passed on from a terminal illness.
Oh yeh ~ He really had me goin My head was spinnin! Well then this poor man lost his luggage while traveling.. Would I help him out... It would only be loan.... TOOK ME FOR A TOTAL OF $750 !! $100 2 mos in a row AND then MY ENTIRE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK for the month!!
HONEY ~ I never heard from him again .. I met him in a legitimate senior dating service. So PLEASE if you are EVEN CONSIDERING helping someone online and ESPECIALLY if you are not well. Then get your bank to check him out credentially..OR HER as in this case...
These people go to work JUST LIKE WE DO except they GO TO COMMIT CRIMES online everyday and get paid by commission on SUCKERS like me!!
NDY
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/anatomy_of_a_payment_scam_wills.php
what i did instead was played dumb and strung the criminal along saying i hadn't received the money orders yet, i was ill and hadn't been to my po box. he called on my cell phone and left a message pretending to have an accent and calling from a foreign number. i believe that was also a scam. there is a service that for a small fee will allow your phone number to be disguised, it's called spoofing. and i'm sure he was also trying to disguise his voice. what he didn't know of course is i am very familiar with many accents and recognized his fake one =)
"If it sound too good to be true - it usually is"
The fraud scam websites do a good job in alerting us to what to watch out for.
i'm far too cynical to fall for such things i hope....but i won't say 'never!'