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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: "Mr. Michael Dike" <d_mike@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: dike_mike@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:56:46 -0800
Subject: RE: Happy New Year Sir...urgent
Dear Sir,
Merry Christmas in arrears and Happy New Year in advance. I believe that this
proposal I want to offer you will be part of a new year blessings for you and me.
I am Mr. Michael Dike, a Ghanaian house keeper with Mrs. Sabina Koroma, the wife
of the ousted former President Johnny Paul Koroma of Siera Leone.
While working in their premises one day, I stumbled in a room filled with different
sizes of boxes, the contents of which were not known to me.
On a closer look I discovered that each box contained foreign currencies. Some in
british pounds and others in American Dollars. And the various amount contained in
th boxes was slightly written in small letters at the edge of the box.
Suffix it to say that I made away with one of the small boxes that contained
$5,000,000 Million US Dollars.
Out of fear I deposited in a security company whom I instructed to move it out of
the country. This they did.
All the people that worked in the president's premises including myself was thrown
into jail since then.
I have been just released by the prsent Government.
I am now in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to clear the box which is here for me.
But am having a small snag in offsetting the security company charges.
I have been charged $35,000 US Dollars and all I have and came with to Dubai is
$33,000 US Dollars. Out of which I have paid in to the security firm the sum of $32,000 Dollars.
Am left with just a thousand US Dollars which am hanging on hoping to claim th box soonest.
Dear Sir, my major problem isn't the balance of $3,000 dollars but that th security firm is given
me till the end of this year being 31st December to clear this consignment or they will take further
measures open to them.
Dear Sir, because I don't want to loose the funds. I am asking that you become my partner in sharing
from the fund if only you can send me $3,000 US Dollars urgently via a Western Union Money transfer to Dubai.
I will let you have 20% of th total funds for just this assistance.
I know it will be difficult for you to trust or believe me, just as it will be for me to be sure that you
will not dispossess me of th whole funds after it has been released.
If you agree to my offer, please, let me know by Requesting for details of sending the $3,000 dollars.
We have a lot to share together regarding this funds but in confidence please. All documents are in
my possession now but I want to meet the 31st December Deadline given by th security firm.
Waiting for your urgent reply.
Michael Dike
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