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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: duru williams <duru_147@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:24:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: KINDEST ATTENTION
My name is Duru Williams, I am sorry if this mail will come to you as an embarrassment or a surprise, I just felt like empting myself to you, after reading your profile ,I decided to confide in you, as am faced with total frustration and hardship. My Ernest prayer is that you find this mail in good health and blessings. I am presently residing in Accra Ghana.I left my country with my father after the death of my mother, we came here because my father owned a business here,(cocoa business). and there was political crisis in my country which turned into a full scale civil war ,my father was attacked and killed during the hit of the crisis on a
routine visit to my country, rebels were killing prominent men in my country, the reason t they gave were, that they financially supported the government against them and the rebels and later accusie the government of doing the killings.
Presently, I am staying in a REFUGEE camp assisted by the Red cross organisation, due to the way which the camp is securitized by united nations forces and after the death of my father, our house here in Ghana was sold by my uncle, unable to meet my needs pay my bills and accommodation and in my dilemma which was another reason for going to the camp, where I could now at least feed and sleep as I did not know anyone here.I take permission to go to the town where they have internet access to enable me correspond with you now.
I need your help now because my late father concealed some amount of money in a trunk box and deposited it in a safe keeping house, My uncles dose not know about this, and i want you to keep this between me and you only for nor now, I will want you to help me move this tunk box to your country, It contains 23.7 million dollars, . But the safe keeping house does not know the true content of the trunk to be cash as my father declared upon deposit as containing art craft for export. My father confided so much in me after the death of my mother, we were so close that he never did anything without my knowledge and opinion. All that I want is your sincere and genuine help in helping me safe guide this trunk which means that you will have to come here so that we can meet face to face, first before proceeding with this claim, as we have to do the claiming of the trunk box which the money is concealed,out of the safe keeping house first ,and moved out of this country as I am
the named
next of kin to this deposit. I cannot allow the money remain here, why, because some of my father enermies, my uncles who i dont fell safe with knows of my where about, this possess a great risk to as my life.
I will also like upon your arrival here to open an account in any of the international banks of your choice here where this money will be lodged into for transfer to your country, I know that this is our first mail, but I have decided to confide in you from the choice of your word on your profile. I want you to know that for years now, I have lived in absolute frustration, tires and pains without any person around me,
no parent, uncles or friend, but God had kept me until now, which I believe that I will smile once again. Thirdly, I do not want to attach myself to you out of desperation so that I do not get used rather I intend you helping me to claim this money as I intend living for your country to start an entire new life and complete my education, as you will have to help in the investment of this money. But I really need your help at this trial and difficult time of mine.I am totally frustrated that my whole mind for now lies on my survival which is securing this money. Please I am confiding completely in you and I really need your assistance at this point of my life as you alone knows of this venture.I wait to hear from you.
Thank you.
Duru
PLS REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL AT
v.kmara@virgilio.it , FOR MORE DETAILING
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