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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: "Mendosa Smith" <mendsmith3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 10:31:33 +0100
Subject: Thanks and God bless
>From :Mr.Mendosa Smith
Johannesburg
South Africa.
APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Friend,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got your name and contact from ONE OF MY FRIEND WHO IS A MEMBER
OF YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMERCE. and I prayed over it and selected your
name among other names due to its estreming nature and the recommendations
given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business
with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for
this simple and sincere business .
I am Mr.Mendosas Smith,the only Son of Late Mr.and Mrs.Kolo Smith .My father
was a very wealthy Oil merchant in South Africa , the economic capital of
South Africa , my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on
one of their outings on a business trip . My mother died when I was a baby
and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father
on jan 2003 in a private hospital in London he secretly called me on his bed
side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve million,five hundred thousand
United State Dollars. USD($12.500,000) left in fixed / suspense account in
one of the prime bank here in London ,that he used my name as his only Son
for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that
it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i
will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real
estate management or hotel management .
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred
to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am 25 years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, Sir
i am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting
me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven
(7)days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you
soon.I will like you to get back to me in my Private Email address :
mendosasmith_2006@yahoo.co.uk.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mr.Mendosa Smith
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