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Yes, “orphans from Abidjan” is a favourite theme which is often used in scam e-mails.

Of course, the obligatory “father poisoned by business partners” is included.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: susan ochai <susanochai@sify.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Subject: CRY FOR HELP IN MY LIFE
To:

CRY FOR HELP IN MY LIFE
From Susan Ochai
Box : 01 BP 54286 Abidjan
01-RCI
Adress : Abidjan-Cocody
12 Rue des Jardins, Villa 154
APPEAL
FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
Please Email me on the
my private ID susan1ochai@yahoo.fr

Dear One,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship  with you. I am Susan, the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. OJEN Ochai. My  father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan the economic capital of  Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death 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 January 2001 in a private hospital  here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he  has the sum of Eight million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars.  US($8.500,000) left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daughter 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 other wise and profitable investment.

I am honourably seeking for 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 19 years without investment knowledge.
(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, 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 nominated account overseaswhile 3% will be maped out for any  expenses we may incure. Furthermore, please indicate your options towards  assisting me as I believe that this tr ansaction would be concluded within  Seven working days you signify interest to assist me.
Please Email me on the my private ID susan1ochai@yahoo.fr

Anticipating to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless.
Sincerely yours,
Susan Ochai

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This one is using a real person’s background to promote this scam e-mail. I spoke to his assistant and she told me that his name is being used quite extensively at the moment.

Mr. Gore-Randall is the COO of HBOS, which makes him a public figure. HBOS wants readers and potential clients to see that they are dealing with qualified experts by posting short curiculum vitaes of their management, which is obviously a basis for trust building.

Unfortunately this kind of public information is often misused for the Advance Fee or 419 kind of fraud run by Africans.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mr. Philip Gore-Randall
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:24 AM
Subject: URGENT INQUIRY FROM MR PHILIP GORE RANDALL.
To: undisclosed-recipients

HBOS Plc
PO Box No. 5 the Mound
Edinburgh EH1 1YZ
Email: mr.philip_gore_randall@live.com
Email: philip_gorerandall1952@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: # +44-7031825694(TOP SECRET)
Fax: +44-7005-930-679
http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/directors_biogs.asp

Respected Sir,

I am in need of a project manager who will be able to assist me to establish an importation/exportation company of or real estate company in your country. Due to the nature of my work in London and political engagement, I cannot travel with respect to this project.

I am Mr. Philip Gore-Randall, from United Kingdom. I am not into trading business, but either working with the Civil Department HBOS PLC in the UK, but recently I became interested in the importation/exportation and real estate management , I was made to understand that your country is very good in the production of world targeted products.
Hence this is the reason why I have contacted you to seek for your consent to assist me run this project in your country. I am not opportune to carry out this project myself because of time factor and also I lack some business strategies especially when it gets to international transactions such as this, but the primary reason is because of the nature of my job here in UK since it will not allow me the time to run this project myself. The amount budgeted for the project is Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only. (US$2,800,000.00) just for a start.

I will forward the modality of this business and also send to you more about my self and my political engagement as well as the money (US$2,800,000.00) to be used for the starting of the project once you provide me with your conditions and acceptance to stand as my project manager in your country. For your contribution, I am willing to offer you 20% as your agency commission.

It is completely risk free! And knowing our reputation, as personnel from the royal lineage of the United Kingdom, I hope you will handle this transaction with much diligence.
Kindly indicate your interest by providing the below details of yours:

1. Your full name………………………………….
2. Your current address……………………………………..
3. Your Cell phone number………………………………………….
4. Your age and occupation…………………………………………………..
5. Your Company name and position (if any)…………………………………………………….

Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely yours

mr.philip_gore_randall@live.com
philip_gorerandall1952@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44-7031825694(TOP SECRET)
Fax: +44-7005-930-679
http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/directors_biogs.asp

HSOS, Philip Gore-Randall

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