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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: Felix Garang <felgarang01@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:07:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Felix
Dear Friend,
This is Felix Garang writing you this email,and I respectfully insist that you read this E-mail carefully as I am optimistic that it wills open doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us. Am searching for a reliable person to assist me to help stand as my beneficiary to receive my funds,deposited in a security company in Ghana and it is currently in Australia now.
I am a citizen of Liberia, the first son of the late DR Williams Garang who was the formal personal assistance to the former Minister of land, Mines and Energy . who was killed by rebels during the war in my country Liberia. Before the sudden death of my father, he made my mother to understand that he deposited some huge amount of money which he Made from sales of diamond and gold and gave my mother all relevant documents of the consignment Which deposited (marked) as family belonging.
After his death,i and my mother were able to move out from Liberia through the UNITED NATIONS CARGO SHIP, that Cover refugee from my country capital, MORONVIA to Accra Ghana west Africa, as a refugee. My Biological Father left behind physical cash of "Fifteen Million (15MILLION) United State Dollars" which he safely lodged (package) into a metalic trunk boxes and deposited it to a Security Company Called "Provident Insurance and Security Company" in Accra Ghana, during his regime in the office.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign beneficiary/partner/adviser because:
1)When my late father was making the deposit of the trunk box, he undertook an agreement which stated that i must provide a foreign beneficiary/partner to help me claim it.
2)I do not know much about investment and i need you to assist me for investment of this money in your country because am just 22yrs old While my mother she is 43yrs old.
3) You will be entitled to "twenty Percent" of the total sum, for your assistance.
Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable while "five Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses. And after the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you over in your country for investment of the fund.
Looking forward to hear from you and your direct telephone number for easy communication. And also to feed you with more information on how tomake the claims of this said trunk box.
Thank you
Felix Garang.
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