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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: jane williams <jane_williams55@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:58:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GREETINGS FROM JANE WILLIAMS
FROM:JANE WILLIAMS.
FROM:ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
CONFIDENTIAL
Dear,
Please I am MISS JANE WILLIAMS, the only daughter of late chief GEORGE WILLIAMS from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the Ecowas Infomation Center in Coted'Ivoire.My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you. I am writing you inabsolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of TEN MILLION USD in the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private account pending our rival to your country.
SOURCE OF THE MONEY
My late father, chief GEORGE WILLIAMS, a native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra .Leone, was the general Manager ofSierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown.According to my father. This money was the incomeaccrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the
rebels forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power ofthe
Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little Sister and myself to be
evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box containing team. My father deposited the fund for the safe custody until after the war when he
will join us. During thewar in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncle's involvement in air crash , dashed our hope of survival. The untimely death caused my mother's heart failure and other related complicationsof which she later died in the hospital After we must have spent a lot of money on her.Now my Brother and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in the fund our father deposited in the BANK To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.To assist me
claim this fund from the BANK as co-beneficiary.To transfer this money in your name to your country.To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, the care taker.To secure a college for my little Brother and my self in your country to further our education. And to make arrangement for our travel with you to your country after you have transferred this fund.Most importantly. The whole documents issued after deposit in my custody. For your assistance, I beg to concede 5 % of this money for your efforts and assistance.
Best regards
Jane Williams
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