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01/14/2009 04:41:43 PM · #1
just got this, its the first time through DPC Ive ever been hit w/ scam mail. Anyone else have this happen? Here is a copy of the email.

DPCPrints user fatima mel has sent you the following message:

FROM MEL AISHA FATIMA
aishatu33@hotmail.com
DEAREST ONE,
I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I DON'T KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE,BUT I AM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT MY SITUATION.I AM MEL AISHA FATIMA,THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS.MEL GEORGE KANTE.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 , MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2007 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT 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) I AM HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 20 YEARS
3)TO 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
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON AT MY EMAIL ADDRESS aishatu33@hotmail.com
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
AISHA.

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01/14/2009 04:42:49 PM · #2
Look HERE!!!
01/14/2009 04:45:04 PM · #3
i haven't been on the forums in a while...didn't know its been discussed.
01/14/2009 04:45:57 PM · #4
Originally posted by NVPhoto:

i haven't been on the forums in a while...didn't know its been discussed.

No worries....I fgured you hadn't seen it, hence the link.

This seems to be happening with increased frequency.

Art?
01/14/2009 05:10:30 PM · #5
yep I got the same one too
01/14/2009 06:35:56 PM · #6
same here

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