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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: "MR ZUMACK JOHNSON JR" <zjohnson@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zjohnson0002@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:31:15 -0700
Subject: Hope To Hearing From You
Good day!
ATTN:FRIEND
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL.
Compliments of the day and my best wishes to you. I know this letter will come to you surprisingly but let it not be a surprise to you, for nature has a way of arriving. I am Mr. Zumack Johnson (JR), the son of late Mr.Zumack Johnson who was the former Executive Director of Banking Department,Central Bank of Liberia but was killed during the civil war. Knowing your country as being condusive for investment and your people as transparent and trustworthy to engage in business on which premise I write you. Before my father died,he had the sum of Eighty Million One Hundred Thousand United States dollars(US$80,100,000.00)cash which he kept away from the rebel leaders during the course of the war.This fund was supposed to be used for the rehabilitation of water resources all over our country before the outbreak of war.
When the war broke out, the rebel leader demanded that this fund be given to him but my father insisted that the money was not in his possession and he was killed because of his refusal to release the fund. Before he was killed, he has already arranged for the fund to be flown to Republic of South Africa as one of the safest place around through a Diplomat means. There in South Africa, he deposited the fund in a consignment as Daimonds and private documents, as a Diplomat the consignment was deposited undisclosed. On his arrival from South Africa, he was assasinated. l, my Sister and my Mother escaped to a Border town from where we arranged for our escape to South Africa after many months with the help of the Red Cross Officers.
I do not want to invest this money in South Africa due to the influx of Liberian refugees that might recongnise me and eventually expose me. Furthermore, I have contacted a Financial Consultant here in South Africa on how to transfer this money to any bank account you will nominate for this transaction. All necessary precautions has been taken to ensure a no risk situation on the sides of both parties. With respect to your reward, I have discussed it with my mother and we resolved to give you 25% of the entire sum after you have received the money in your account.
We have resolved to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law but the only assurance I need from you is to assure me that you will not sit on my share when this fund gets to your account.
Most importantly, I will like to invest the money in real estate and stocks in your country and also buy a personal house where my mother and I will reside in your ountry. Please note that this transaction is strictly confidential and must be treated with utmost secrecy. Upon confirmation of your interest to help me to invest this money, I will give you more information
in regards to this transaction.While thanking you for your anticipated understanding and cooperation. I look forward to your urgent response.
Email:zjohnson0002@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mr.Zumack Johnson Jr
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