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Old 11-21-2006, 04:43 PM Warning, Warning, Warning,
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Hi Every everybody,

Since Stone Evans built and launched my website back in August I have been getting lots of email from Africa and surrounding areas just like the one below. I now also have a flounder in my email account full of these emails. They all sound very much the same.

I advice all members if you are experience these kind of emails to be very cautious. I have no idea why I get this kind of mail but can only assume that this is some kind of internet scam or Freud. If you have any ideas on this subject please let us know.

It would also help if anybody can tell me who I should forward these ''Evil Mail'' to so that the appropriate authority's can do an investigation into this matter. :detective:Read on and be warned.

Bendu Konowa bandu_o2009@yahoo.co.in
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abfashionsmagazine@yahoo.com

Subject:
URGENT


From:Bendu Konowa
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa

APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I got your name and contact from the Ivories chamber of commerce and industry.
I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Bendu the only son of late Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Konowa. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast; my father was poisoned to dearth 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 March 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of seventeen million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. US ($17.500,000)
left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.
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 or hotel management.

Sir, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Moreover, sir i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominate account in overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen(14) days you signify interest to assist me.

please make sure that you write me today.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Bendu Konowa.
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Old 11-21-2006, 05:39 PM
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lol.. Play mind games with him. A few years ago there was a guy who contacted me from Nigeria and I ended up emailing him once - twice per week for about a year.

It was kind of funny
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Old 11-22-2006, 07:08 AM
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Old 11-22-2006, 09:21 AM
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Old 11-22-2006, 10:22 AM
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delete it

Also dont use your quality email for signups. Create a new email account for ebook signups since they tend to be spammy.
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Old 11-22-2006, 11:01 AM
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as far as i know,there is a whole community that scams the scammers as a hobby...once i read a real long article by one of them and he even made one scammer to send him pictures of himself and his village -it was very funny although i sometimes felt sad for the scammer because he was only some kind odd-job man (right word?) and he really seemed to be poor....maybe i´ll find the link again
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Old 11-22-2006, 01:15 PM
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Haha

Thanks for the heads up. I haven't received any of those yet though.
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