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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: "luisfol" <luisfulton1@gmail.cn>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:02:11 +0800
Subject: 07/08/06 READ VERY CAREFULLY
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: luisfulton07@myway.com
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS MR.LUIS FULTON,A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN
LIBERIA AND ALSO FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND A CLOSE
CONFIDANT TO PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR THE EMBATTLED
FORMER PRESIDENT OF WAR TORN LIBERIA. WHO IS PRESENTLY
IN JAIL FOR CHARGES RELATING TO HIS ROLE IN THE WAR
IN NEIGBOURING SIERRA LEONE WHERE HE BACKED REBELS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDESPREAD ATROCITIES.I LEFT FOR NIGERIA
IN HIS ENTOURAGE TO SEEK ASYLUM BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED.
MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN ENGULFED IN A PROTRACTED CIVIL WAR
WITH REBELS CONTROLLING SOME PART OF THE COUNTRY.
DURING THE WAR, PRESIDENT TAYLOR DISBURSED LARGE SUMS
OF MONIES TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE ENTIRE CABINET,
AND I CAN SAY WITH ALL MODESTY THAT I WAS ONE OF THE
CHIEF BENEFICIARIES OF THE DISBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, WHEN
WE LEFT LIBERIA, I DEPOSITED THE WHOLE MONEY
(US$15MILLION)FIFTEEN MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS THAT I MADE WHILE WE
WHERE IN
GOVERNMENT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU, THE
REPUBLIC OF BENIN ON OUR WAY TO NIGERIA SINCE I COULD
NOT SEEK ASYLUM CARING SUCH VOLUME OF CASH.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN MY PRESENT POSITION, I AM
HANDICAPPED AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I HAVE THIS
CASH SECURE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WITH SOMEBODY RELIABLE
WHO CAN MANAGE THE MONEY FOR ME. MY INTENTION IS TO
LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE IN A PLACE AS FAR AWAY AS
POSSIBLE AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME
IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY SO THAT I CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
CASH THROUGH YOU AND BE ABLE TO ARRANGE TO TRAVEL TO
JOIN YOU WITH THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HERE HAS
INTRODUCED ME TO A DIPLOMAT THAT IS WILLING TO MOVE
THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING MY MONEY FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY TO YOUR DOOR STEP AT ANY TIME YOU SO DESIRE.
PRIOR TO THE MOVEMENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT, I SHALL
SEND YOU THE KEYS TO THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THE
MONEY AND UPON ARRIVAL AT YOUR DESTINATION, YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO CHECK THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT AND
ASCERTAIN THAT IT CONTAINS THE COMPLETE AMOUNT
(US$15MILLION)FIFTEEN MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS BEFORE ACCEPTING IT FROM
THE DIPLOMAT.
ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS SOMETHING WITH WHICH TO
IDENTIFY YOU WHEN DELIVERY WILL BE MADE (I.E. DRIVER'S
LICENCE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION) AND A
COMPREHENSIVE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE DELIVERY WILL BE
MADE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THIS
REGARDS, I SHALL GIVE YOU THE NAME OF THE DIPLOMAT AND
HIS TEL. NO. SO THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH
HIM AND FAMILIARIZE WITH HIM BEFORE HE ARRIVES YOUR
COUNTRY.
YOU SHOULD HOWEVER HAVE IT IN MIND THAT I AM BANKING
ON YOUR UTMOST HONESTY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FOR THIS
WHOLE TRANSACTION TO SUCCEED.
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: luisfulton07@myway.com
IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
I AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
MR. LUIS FULTON.
You can catch more of the story on This websites:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4856120.stm
http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/2305.cfm
http://www.theperspective.org/articles/0418200604.html
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