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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: "mohammed musa" <m_mohammed_27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m_mohammed02@sify.com
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:32:11 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED
Dear Friend,
My name is Dr.mohammed musa , i worked as an Associate at QRM, Inc.,
Chicago, IL, i managed Mathew Kereku;s[former benin republic
president]financial consulting projects for clients and organized customer
satisfaction studies In 1994, i became the chief consultants of his family
business, doing wholesale trading of textiles Started the first wholesale
mail order business in cotonou benin republic for textiles. In 1994, i acted
as the Chief Advisor to the benin central bank governor, Secured continuous
financing for the important projects of the city during the economic crisis
of benin in 1994. Managed relations with the World Bank, benin Treasury,
commercial banks and credit rating agencies In 2001, . After general
elections in November 3rd, 2002 elected as an MP and appointed as the
Minister of State in charge of Economy. On June 3, 2005 charged as The Chief
Negotiator of benin for European Union affairs and in July 2005 appointed
the chief financial consultant and treasure for the former Benin president
family bussiness empire in Madrid Spain.
My dear friend,i am sending you this email because i need your
unalloyed assistance and sincere coperation to take delivery of the family
treasure box,this box was deposited with value card security company in
madrid spain as textile materials by mr. president in 2005 before his
handover ,though it contains the cash sum of $25musd[twenty five million
united states dollars.]
Please i need your help to receive this box on behalf of the my boss
family ,you could recall that according to the benin republic constitutions
anybody aspiring for public offices including mr.president must declare his
assetts before and after leaving office hence all my boss
accounts,investments,bonds both local and international was been
investigated by the economic and my financial task force on corruption ,also
all his relations and family deposits ,hence he told me to safe the box for
him as a family treasure so that he will rely on something to achieve his
dream of building and managing a charitable homes for the
mothereless,jobless and sickle cell patients who has no access to modern
medical care and foods.This project he hopes to launch in partnership with
anybody that can help him held the money in trust ,since he cannot nor any
of his associate can take possesion of the boxes since it is marked family
treasure box willed for the poor and to be managed and supervised,My boss
have directed me to scout for a reliable foreign partner and liase with him
whereby i will make avalable all documents available to such a person by
effecting sworn affidavit and empowerment of the fund administration on his
behalf hence my request for you to assist.
You should not be afraid of any risk as all has been taken care of,i will
secure all legal documents and package the box as textile materials which
must be shipped to your address by a reliable security courier company here
on the advice of value card security company ,the delivery man will safely
deliver the box to your address from any closest airport to your state.
This proposal should be kept secret and personnal and should not be
disclosed to any body not even your family or best friend,all i need from
you is your consent and you send me your physical mailing address,your
personnal cell phone number and your valid i.d to enable the delivery man
identify you on arrival,you will receive the box ,ensure the safety of the
fund and on your consultation with myself and my bossb family invest the
fund on our behalf in partnership principles towards charitable objectives.
You will get 15% compensation for your assistance also 2% of the fund
should be set aside for all expenses on transit and to take care of all
legal procedures in setting up the investments,Please if my proposal suits
you do kindly indicate by sending me your physical address,your full name as
you may wish it to be written on the airway bill,your valid identification
and cell phone number.
i await your sincere and urgent response.
thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Mohammed Musa
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