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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: "smith mendosa" <smithmendosa-5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:05:12 +0100
Subject: Thanks and God bless
>From Mr.Mendosa Smith
South Africa .
APPEAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Friend,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into businessrelationship with
you.I got your name and contact from ONE OF MY FRIEND WHO IS A MEMBER OF
YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMERCE.and I prayed over it and selected your name
among other names due to its estreming nature and the recommendations given
to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and
by the recommendation,I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple
and sincere business.I am Mr.Mendosas Smith,the only Son of Late Mr.and
Mrs.Kolo Smith.My father was a very wealthy Oil merchant in South Africa,the
economic capital of South Africa , my father was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.My mother
died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.Before
the death of my father on jan 2003 in a private hospital in London he
secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve
million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.
USD($12.500,000) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank
here in London,that he used my name as his only Son for the next of Kin in
depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek
for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this
money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or
hotel management.Sir,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be
transferred to
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am 25 years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.Moreover,Sir i
am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas.Furthermore,you indicate your options towards assisting me
as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven(7)days
you signify interest to assist me.Anticipating to hear from you soon.I will
like you to get back to me in my Private Email address
:mendosasmithjp@yahoo.co.uk.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mr.Mendosa Smith
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