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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: "mark williams" <williamsfamily225@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mwill331@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 22:48:58 +0000
Subject: Email from Mark Williams
Dear One,
Please I am Mr Mark Williams, the only son of Late Chief Fred
Williams from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in Absolute confidence
primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our money, eight
million, eight hundred thousand dollars(US$8,800,000.00) my late
father deposited in the favour of beneficiary in a custody of a BANK
here in Abidjan to your private account pending our arrival to your
country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My father late, Chief Fred Williams, a native of Mende district in
the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of
Sierra Leone mining Corperation (S.L.M.C.)Freetown. According to my
Father, this money was then income accrued from mining corporations
over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between
the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of
ECOMOG peace-keeping force that almost destroyed my country,
following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected
President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already
made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and
myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal
effects.
My father deposited the fund for the safe custody until after the
war when he will join us. During the war in my country, and
following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government
properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining coperation
Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.
My father including other top Government functionaries were attacked
and killed by the rebels because of his good relationship with the
civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father
death, and with the news of my Uncles involvement in air crash,
dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mothers
heart failure and other related complications of which she later
died in the hospital here after several months she suffered after we
must have spent a lot of money on her. Now my 19-year-old sister and
I are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or
help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees and Orphans.
Our only hope now is on this money our father deposited in the BANK
in my favour as next of kin. I have visited the bank with all the
related vital deposit papers and it was approved by the bank.
I humbly solicit for your assistance in the followings ways. To
assist me to transfer this money to your bank account as my late
father’s business associate.
-To transfer this money in your name to your country
-To make a good arrangement for a joint business
investment on our behalf in your country and you as the caretaker.
-To arrange for residence visa and for me and little
sister to further our education.
-And to make arrangement for our travel with you to
your country after our money transferred into your account. The
whole deposit documents issued the bank, issued to my late father is
in my custody. For your assistance, I and my sick sister were
offering you 20 % of this money to you for your assistance.
Please call or you mail me as soon as you receive this mail. I am
anxiously waiting for to hear from you.
Best regards
Mark and Stella
Tel: 22508403175
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