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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: LILLIAN CHARLES <charles_lillian5002@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:47:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From:Charles and Lilian Anthony
From:Charles and Lilian Anthony
Abidjan cote d'Ivoire
West Africa.
I am Charles Anthony the only Son of late former Director of finance,Mr.Mike Anthony Sierra-Leonean diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation is real,
and my words is my bond, in this proposal.My late father diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition into the country during the peak of disastrous civil war in
my country, now he has deposited the money with one international bank here Abidjan, where I am residing under political asylum with my sister. Now the war in my country
is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask
countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I need from you is to furnish me wit h your private telephone and fax number. For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is ( Twenty Million Dollars) $20,000.000.00 USD.
I am compensating you with 10% of the total Amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, where their is stabilities of Government, political and economic welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that thistransaction is real and never a joke. My late father Mr.Mike Anthony gave me the
photocopies of the certificate of deposit issued to him by the bank on the date of deposit with a copy of an agreement, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep his transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important. Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message feel free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 10% of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incur during this transaction. Try and negotiate for me some profitable bluechip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me. Get back to me immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And promise me and my younger sister to be a father considering our situation and not
to betray us. We look forward for your reply.
Thanks and God bless you.
Yours Orphan's
Charles and Lilian Anthony
For the family,
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