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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.Philip Madiba" <philipmadiba2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:23:25 +0200
Subject: Business Inquiry
Attention,
My dear
With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe, would be of great Interest to you. I am Mr. Philip Madiba, son of late Mr. Cyril Madiba of the blessed memory. Before forces loyal to Major Johnny Paul Koromah killed my father, he was the Director General, Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation (G.D.M.C) of Sierra Leone. My father was among the main class of people targeted by the rebel forces. On the course of the revolution in the country, prominent people were hijacked from their homes to unknown destination.
Two days before his death, he managed to sneak a written message to us explaining his condition and concerning one trunk box of valuables containing money, which he concealed under the roof. He instructed me to take my mother and two sisters and move out of Sierra Leone, immediately to any neighbouring country.
The powerful peacekeeping force of the economic of West African (ECOMOG) monitoring team intervened to arrest the situation of mass killings by the rebels overnight, helpless situation without a partner at moment of calamity, every person was running for his
Life. I, my mother and two of my sisters managed to escape to South Africa safely with a box and some vital documents of property title.
The cash involved inside the box was US$10.5Million .Due to fear and limited rights as refugee; I deposited the items with a private
Security Company in order not to raise an eyebrow over the box In South Africa with my mothers name Mrs. Grace Madiba.
Meanwhile be informed that the real content of the box was not disclosed to the security company except the senior security officer who was the close friend of my late father.
Although, I want to travel out of South Africa entirely with the money for investment in your country because of political and economic instability and for the future benefit of my family. I want you to assist us to claim this box from the security company and get the money deposited in a local account here in South Africa in your name and thereafter, you can instruct the bank to transfer the money into your private account in your country. You shall also source for good investment for us in your country. Concerning the money, we are prepared to give you 25% of the entire fund for your kind assistance.
Also, we mapped out 5% of the entire sum for all expenses incurred during the course of this transaction.
No other person knows about this money apart from my two sisters and mother, and also a senior officer of the security company whose is a close friend of my late father and he is the one that introduced us to the security company. Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free. We await your most urgent response. You can reach me with my email address, philipmadiba2003@yahoo.com
Thanks for your understanding,
Regards,
Philip Madiba.
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