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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jeff=20obio?= <mrjeffobio2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:08:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrjeffobio2007@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir,
I am sorry at the perceived confussion you may have by receieving this
letter from me since we have not previously met. To be precise I was
the former Chief Security Officer to Charles Taylor the former president of Liberia And I am a citizen of Liberia I was in charge of buying ammunition in our country.
There was money maped out by the former president of Liberia Charles
Taylor to buy ammunition to fight Rebels. This money is in my possesion right now.
The sum of USD32 Million which was meant for purchase of ammunition but
was not be used for that purpose as a result of international pressure on Charles Taylor to relinquish power. Right now Charles Taylor have
steped down from power for a new government.
I am explaining the source of this money to you so that you will
understand the source of the USD32Million which I deem that it will be good for me and you to invest this money in your country on profitable business in your country. That is why I am soliciting for a reliable and trustworthy foreigner to help me accomodate this money in your account.
This money was initialy deposited with a security company on my
instruction through diplomatic means but has now been paid into an account in a bank in Nigeria.
The document that is backing the deposit of US$32million are currently
with me as the chief security officer to Charles Taylor. "At this junction I can not disclose the security's companys name and the bank's name to you until you accept my proposal for security reasons."
(1)What I need from you is to help me claim this money(USD32
MILLION) from the bank as my foreign partner
(2)You are entittled to 30% of the USD32 Milllion as your share for
your assistance.
(3) 5% will be map out for miscelleneous expenses during the transaction
(4) And 65%will be for me.
I have all necessary legal documents from the security company and the
bank where I lodge this money to back-up your claim for this money. All I require is your Honest cooperation to enable this deal succeed.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the Law.
Please get in touch with me through my email at mrjeffobio@hotmail.com
or mrjeffobio01_liberian@yahoo.co.uk and send to me your banking account details where you would want the money to be transferred into and also your most confidential Telephone and fax numbers to enable us carry out this Transaction. Please the account details could be a new or existing one It does not matter whether it is a zero account that has no money it before.
Best regards,
MR. JEFF OBIO.
mrjeffobio@hotmail.com
N.B: Presently I am among the 300 Liberians that left Liberia with
Charles Taylor as Assylum seekers in Nigeria. This money will be paid to you through the bank's corresponding banker's in Europe.
- jeff obio
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