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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: PATRICK PEDRO <patrickturton@netzero.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:17:58 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir,
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this fax meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you, as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. I also sincerely seek your confidence, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name is Patrick Pedro Savimbi, I am the son of the Late Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola). As led by my instinct, I obtained your contact through your local chamber of commerce. In my search for a partner, hence this fax. My father(Mentor) was killed in a battle with government forces of Angola, led by President Dos Santos, on Friday 22nd February 2002. After his death, Mr. Antonio Dembo who was his second in command, assumed office as leader of UNITA, due to lack of the Charisma my fa ther had carried the party with in Dembo, there was chaos and struggle for leadership. Prominent members like Carlos Morgado lobbied to depose him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves and some of them who saw me as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr.Demb, planned to kill me. The tension and confusion in UNITA become uncontrollable when Mr. Dembo died 10 days after my father's death. As I lost my mentor in this struggle which has been on for three decades now, not so much of this struggle interests me anymore, as there
is now no sense of direction. I now desire a peaceful life, as I am no more interested in conflicts and wars. For this reason, I secretly left Angola and came here in (SPAIN) to seek political asylum.
I am sincerely proposing to you to render me your highly needed assistance in respect to safekeeping of some of my father's money that arose from Diamonds sales. This money is (US$18.5million), which was already on its way to my father's Swiss Bank account, through the Diplomatic means we use to move money abroad, and was on transit with a private safe
deposit security company here in Madrid, Spain in February when the tragic incident of my father's death occurred. I then instructed the company to secure the consignment containing the money pending on further instructions from me. I have waited for sometime now for security reasons, and have now decided to act with your reliable assistance. As a matter of fact, the reason I came to Spain and sought for political asylum here is the safe deposit. President Dos Santos has lobbied the International Community to freeze my father's assets and accounts abroad, to ground UNITA, and has already done this in Angola. Hence I cannot lodge the funds in my name. The false content declaration was necessary to avoid betrayal either on transit or while in custody. Funds to them here. This fund is in a metal box in which I declare for
the as a family treasure. I plan to use this money to safeguard my future. It is very essential that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put in you is extraordinary, and an act of desperation on my part, in order not to loose this money. Also, ensure that this contact with you should be treated with utmost secrecy. Your role in this project, is clearing the safety
deposit containing the money which is deposited in my name, from the Security company, after which, the money will be lodged into an account preferably a new account which you should open for this transaction. My share of the money will be returned to me when my asylum application in this country is granted, and I have permission to do business and open an account here. For your reliable assistance, I will reward you with 15%($2,775,000) of the money. I have with me, the Certificate of Deposit for the consignment containing the funds, which will be used for claim from the security company, and the release codes of the vaults. Also, everything will be legally processed for transfer of ownership to you, and this transaction should be completed immediately depending on your prompt response. Kindly send to me you privet telephone number and fax number for easy communication. Please contact me if your are interested in assisting me through this my email patrickturton@netzero.net or call me with this telephone n umber. (+34-653 498 639)
Looking forward to hear from you soonest.
Best regards.
Patrick
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