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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: john taylor <johntay50@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 02:33:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: MR JOHN
SANDTON CITY,
SOUTH AFRICAN
Phone; 27-73-101-9771
Email;johntay50@yahoo.com
GOOD DAY, PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Forgive me if this letter comes to you as a surprise due to the fact that we do not know each other in person. I got your address from the South African Chambers of Commerce through a reliable source am MR.john taylor,
The younger brother of charles taylor, the deposed president of liberianI. Recently my brother president taylor due to international pressure especially from the United States of America and Britain was forced to step down as the Liberian president.
He was then granted asylum in Nigeria by the president Olusegun Obasanjo where he is currently residing. He took this very painful decision in order to give peace a chance in our country Liberia. My brother has been a freedom fighter who fought all his life for the well being of Liberians. But due to the multi tribal nature of our country,
Rebels from the enemy tribes fought the ruling government of my brother to the point where it has become impossible to maintain peace and tranquillity.
My brother during his rein as the president accumulated a huge amount of wealth, which runs into billions of dollars. These funds are scattered in several countries all over the world. When my brother arrived in Nigeria in the middle of the year 2003 he telephone me while I was still in
Liberia arranging for my own family to move out of Liberia since it has become apparent that our country is no more safe for all members of Taylor family.
During our telephone conversation, he directed me to travel to South Africa immediately where he deposited the sum of $25.5MILLION in a private security company under false declaration.
He also directed me to seek for a reliable person outside Africa in whose account we will deposit this fund, as its safety can no longer be guaranteed due to the improved bilateral relationship within the continent since the inception of African Union (AU). What I now require you to do is to provide for me a suitable account overseas where this money will be transferred. I intend to use my brother's contact in the republic of South Africa to move this fund without any hitch.
This transaction is also entirely risk free both now and in the future as we intend to destroy all the documents relating to this deal as soon as it is concluded. We have therefore decided that the fund will be shared as follows at the end of the transfer, 30% for you, and 65% for my brother and me.
Then the remaining 5% will be set aside to take care of any incidental expenses Incurred by both parties during the course of the transaction.
If you are interested to assist me, feel free to contact me on the telephone and fax numbers indicated above. Thank you as I look forward to a long lasting business/personal relationship with you. Also remember to include
your private fax and telephone numbers in your reply.
BEST REGARDS
JOHN TAYLOR
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