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Nigerian Scams

Below is one of many Nigerian scam emails that we have received in our inbox. This is provided for your entertainment as well as to give you an example of what these scams look like. If you have received one of these email messages (and odds are you have or will receive many of them) simply delete them from your inbox. They are scams, designed to con you from your hard-earned money.

CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend ,

CALL FOR HELP AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I hope this mail meets you in good health and spirit. I am Mr.Alfred Diallo
a Sierra-Leonian. Presently, I live as a refugee in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,West
Africa. I am a victim of war and the son of late Dr Fidelis
Diallo,the assassinated former Director of Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond
mining corporation. I have the confidence and trust to contact you based
on my faith in God and the reliability of the source of your contact.

My father was killed with other Government officials during official hours
when the rebel troops stormed and raided the mining corporation office at
the heat of the crises in Sierra Leone. A few weeks later, the rebels also
invaded our residential building in which my mother and two of my junior
sisters including two of our security guards were killed in the compound
while I was out for a special research programme. I had a singular shock
and trauma, which compelled me to flee from the country to Ivory Coast with
the help of an army colonel
who was a close friend of my late father.

My educational career was jeopardized as a result of the sudden death of
my parents.I am contacting you now because of the present difficulty I am
facing.Unfortunately,my fathers two accounts in West Africa have recently
been frozen. However,
this did not affect the Thirty Two Million United States Dollars (US $32,000,000),which
he deposited in a security company in Abidjan Ivory Coast.For now I am having
every information and document needed for the clearance of the money in
the security company here in Abidjan and I want you to act as the beneficiary
of the fund for easy and smooth release and transfer of the fund
to your bank account abroad.

I promise to give you 25% of the total amount for your assistance as soon
as this transaction is concluded. You will invite me to your country where
you can introduce me into a very profitable business in which I can invest
part of the money. I am making this request to you with tears in my eyes
and I feel that God Almighty will touch you with His spirit to listen to
my cry for help and answer me without delay since my breadwinner is no more
and this is my only hope in life.

Your positive response will give me the greatest joy and relief .Please
do write me back for more explanation.
While expecting your urgent response, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
ALFRED DIALO.


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