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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: jacob john <jacob_22john@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 11:18:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: John Moore
Hello dear,
This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind. But please consider it as a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility.
I am John Moore, son of late Mr Jacob Moore of Sierra Leone who was killed by the Sierra Leone's rebel forces on the 24th of December,1999 in my country Sierra Leone.
My father, when he was still alive, deposited one trunk box containing the sum of US$10,000,000.00 with one private security and safe deposit company and declared the box as containing African Artwork for export to a foreign partner. This money was made from the sale of Gold and Diamond and he already decided to use this money for future investment of the family before he died.
Recently, I rushed down to Abidjan after being able to locate where my late father kept the depository agreement and the certificate of deposit that was given to him by the security company when he deposited the consignment in their custody. I have confirmed from the security company that the consignment is with them, when I demanded for the release of the
consignment to me in my capacity of being the son of Mr Moore , the depositor of the consignment, I was told that in the absence of my father, the only person that can demand for the funds is my late father?s foreign partner on whose behalf the consignment was deposited.
When my late father deposited the consignment, he did not give the name or gender of his foreign partner on whose behalf he was depositing the consignment, he made the declaration for security reasons as he did not want the security company to inspect the contents
of the consignment hence he declared the box as belonging to his foreign partner.
Meanwhile, my father have instructed me that in the case of his death, that I should look for a trusted foreigner who can assist me to move out this money from C?d? Ivoire immediately for investment .
Based on this , I solicit for your assistance to retrieve and transfer this fund into your Account, but I will demand from you if you could be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture that would not require much technical expertise in your country where this fund will be invested?
I am a Christian and I will please, want you to handle this transaction based on the trust I have established on you. For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to compensate you with 10 percent of the total amount at the end of this business.
The security of this business is very important to me and as such, I would like you to keep this business very confidential.
I shall expect an early response from you.
May God bless you.
John Moore
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