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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Rose Kablan Nigerian eMail Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately are not being sought to collect 10% of a large inheritance, rather you are the target of a scam often refered 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:

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From: rose_kw8@yahoo.co.jp [mailto:rose_kw8@yahoo.co.jp]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:05 AM
To: rose_kw8@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: from rose

Dear one,
I am Miss Rose Kablan. the only child of Mr & Mrs. Faye Kablan, from the republic of Liberia in West Africa.
My father was a business merchant who dellt on Cocoa, Gold and Diamond but unfortunately died in an attack in Monrovia. Before his final breath in the hospital, he disclosed to me in confidence of the sum of $3.5Million (Three million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) he deposited in a security company here in Cote D'Ivoire.

Presently, this fund is being secured in the custody of the security company, I am contacting you for your sincere assistance to retrieve this fund on my behalf and invest it properly in your country while I then come over to be with you and continue my education.

For your sincere efforts in helping me to safe-keep the fund till when I will come over to your country to meet with you, I have resolved to give you 10%. You will also benefit in any investment established with my own part if you will be capable of investing this fund on my behalf as I will continue my education as soon as I relocate to meet with you and are promissing to love you with all my heart as long as you are honest and kind

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you further information vital forthis transaction such as the contact of the security company. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Your's faithfully,

Rose Kablan


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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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