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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: "Tanko Essien" <tessien20@msn.com>
Reply-To: tessien10@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:34:02 +0000
Subject: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
Dear,
I am one of the officials in charge of refugees here in Badagry,Benin
Republic in West Africa.One of the refugees here (by name Donatus Gogo, 17
years) confided in me about a huge amount of money( a total of twelve
million US dollars US$12m) his late father deposited in a bank in this
country.I came to find out that his father (Late Mr Christopher Gogo) was
the financial controller of Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond
Corporation.According to him,his father disclosed this and instructed him to
find a foreign business partner/trustee who will assist him to receive this
money so that he can leave the country
And he said he has approached the bank for the claim of themoney and they
said that the money was shifted to europe for security purpose during the
previous war that took place here in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire. I took time to
verify all he told me and even contacted the bank as an official of this
refugee camp where the boy is staying presently. The bank said that the boy
should forward to them the
name and address, telephone and fax numbers of his foreign partner so that
they will forward it to their off shore finance house in europe for
immediate release of the US$12M to his foreign
business partner/trustee.
Please,I want you to stand as this boy's foreign business partner/trustee so
that you can receive this money on his behalf ,and help him move forward.The
death of his family(father,mother and two sisters) in a ghastly motor
accident while he was in school,has greatly affected the boys life now.Here
he is helpless and needs this assistance.Its really a pity that such a boy
with so much money in the bank will be undergoing the kind of life here in
the refugee camp.
As soon as you receive the money, I will like to arrange for the boy to meet
you in your country or you come here to take.I am optimistic you will help
in this situation.My suggestion is that you help the boy invest the money
either in your company or elsewhere in your country.I have made the boy to
understand that any body am able to get for him will be compensated very
well with part of the US$12m and he agreed.As it is now,we need your full
details including your account number and bank details.If you can send a
scanned copy of your identity,either international passport or diver's
licence,it will give me more confidence in you.
Thanks and God bless you as I wait for your kind reply.I do hope you
wont betray me and the boy in this as am giving you all the trust in the
name of God.
Please if you cannot assist,do let me know immediately so that i can try to
get another person on behalf of the boy and i'm looking forward to hear
from you through my email: tessien10@hotmail.com
Thanks.
Tanko Essien
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