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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: "KENNETH PUJEH" <kenneth_pujeh@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: knthpujeh28@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 01:01:11 +1300
Subject: ATTN: PLEASE WE NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY
Bujumbura Refugees Camp, Ghana.Wast Africa.
Room 23. Angola Camp 2.
INVESMENT PROPOSAL URGENTLY REQUIRES
ATTN:
Please permit me to introduce myself to you through this medium. I know you don't know me before and maybe surprise to read from me today, I am very glad to have this opportunity to contact you and I want to count on you for reliability and trustworthiness and I also want you to handle this Issue I am about to disclose to you as confidential because of my late father's enemies.
I am MR KENNETH PUJEH the son of Chief MOMOH PUJEH from Diamond Creek, Lofa County, free town sierra Leone. My father was until his death, the Paramount Chief of Lofa County also an Independent Diamond Miner & Merchant. He died in March 13, 2005 after a brief illness at the age of 70.
Before his death he called to me his sick bed where he showed me where he kept some documents, that I should take the documents to Accra Ghana where he deposited 18.3 million united states dollars in a Security company in Accra Ghana, he used my name as the next of kin with agreement that I must provide a foreign beneficiary who will help us transfer the funds to Europe for investment and also be my foster guardian.
My mother and I are now in Accra-Ghana where we flee to in the wake of recent fighting between the Government and the LURD, Rebel groups. We are presently taking refuge at the United Nation Refugees camp Bujumbura Accra Ghana under the Auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, U.N.H.C.R.
I want you to assist us in retrieving the funds to your country then
make arrangements for my mother and I to Join you there, where
you will also help us Invest money on any profitable business for us, as well get us get us a place for our re-settlement.
We are willing to set-aside 5% of the Total money to cover any expenses you make. We have also agreed to offer you 15% of
the Total amount for your service. And you tell us what will be your percentage from the investment.
I will give you further details of the Security & Finance Company Ltd and also we will send the Documents that were issued to my late father by the company during the time of deposit as soon as we get an indication of your interest to help us.
Send me an email through this email address for more details and I will appreciate your urgent response. Also include your telephone number for us to call you.
knth28pujeh@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:knth28pujeh@yahoo.co.uk>
may God bless,
Yours truly,
Kenneth Pujeh.
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