Alert - Miss Eileen Wilson email Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are not about to receive a portion of $2,500,000 USD, rather you are the target of a scam often referred to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-----Original Message-----
From: eileen wilson [mailto:el_wilson10@live.fr]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:19 AM
Subject: From: Miss Eileen Wilson.

From: Miss Eileen Wilson.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
West Africa.

Dearest One,

Compliment of the season to you. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, with the full hope that you will bear with us to assist me in this mutual transaction that will extend our both families.

I am Eileen Wilson from Abidjan in Republique of Cote d Ivoire. my late Father Mr.Peter Wilson. who was into cocoa/Cotton export, died last year after a brief illness. before his died he deposited two big trunk boxes containing $2.5musd(One million five hundred thousand united states dollar) with other family valuables with security company here in Cote d'Ivoire registered it as art work belonging to his foreign partner who will be coming for the release and export to abroad

Please, I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is risk free , legal an Genuine business. I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late Father foreign partner for release of this consignment and transfer/export to your cuntry for safe keeping and investment.

I humbly ask for you to response to this email immediately with your Tel/Fax numbers to enable me forward to you the neccessary documents concerning this deposit. So as to conclude this transaction under 14 good working days

My Brother and I have conclude to give you 10 % of the total money after the release of this consignment for your noble assistance.

And note that this is the only hope of my Brother and me therefore try to keep it confidential for the security of this money and our dear life.

Please we will like you to treat us like your own children.

Waiting for your urgent response,Please reply to this my email box ( eileenwilson2001@yahoo.com )

Best regards.
Miss Eileen Wilson.

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