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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: "REB WEAH" <rebweah225@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rebweah3@inbox.com.pk
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:22:56 +0000
Subject: I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
GREETINGS IN GOD'S NAME,
I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? I AM MR. REB WEAH FROM LIBERIA.
I WAS FINANCIAL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL DUTIES TO CHARLES TAYLOR,
FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT. BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY A VERY RELIABLE
SOURCE THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY
DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU IN RESPECT OF THE SUM OF
US$10 MILLION.
SOURCE OF THE FUNDS: THE FUND {US$10 MILLION} ACCRUED FROM UNOFFICIAL SALES
OF OUR MAJOR EXPORT, DIAMONDS, SOLD UNDER MY SUPERVISION TO FOREIGN BUYERS.
PRESIDENT TAYLOR COMPENSATED ME WITH THE FUNDS SHORTLY BEFORE WE HANDED OVER
POWER TO THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT AND WENT INTO EXILE A FEW YEARS BACK.
THE CIVIL WAR IN OUR COUNTRY HAS ENDED AND PRESENTLY A NEW GOVERNMENT IS IN
POWER HEADED BY MRS. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF. WE THE FORMER GOVERNMENT TOP
OFFICIALS WHO SERVED IN THE CHARLES TAYLOR GOVERNMENT ARE STILL IN EXILE
OUTSIDE LIBERIA, AND BECAUSE THE EXILE/ASYLUM LAWS HERE RESTRICT PERSONS IN
EXILE/ASYLUM FROM MAKING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU.
MY PROPOSAL IS THIS: YOU HELP ME CLAIM THE FUNDS TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT AND SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THE FUND UNTIL I AM ABLE TO TAKE
CONTROL OF IT. ONCE YOU COMPLETE THIS TASK, AND THE FUNDS IS IN YOUR
CUSTODY, YOU TAKE 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR EFFORTS/INPUT, AND KEEP
75% FOR ME UNTIL I AM ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE US$10 MILLION IS DECENT, MORALLY SOUND, AND LEGITIMATE.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS IS READY FOR THE TAKE OFF OF THE TRANSACTION AND THERE IS
NO RISK WHATSOEVER INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE READY TO WORK
WITH ME PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING BY EMAIL:
1. A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TRANSFERRED TO IN
YOUR COUNTRY.
2. YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR OCCUPATION/JOB OR BUSINESS, YOUR COUNTRY, AGE, AND
CONTACT ADDRESS, AND YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS, FOR CONFIDENTIAL
COMMUNICATION.
REST ASSURED THAT I WILL TREAT ALL YOUR PARTICULARS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
THIS TRANSACTION IS AN URGENT ONE AND I EXPECT YOU TO TREAT IT AS SUCH. THE
TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. AND AS SOON AS MY
EXILE/ASYLUM STATUS IS LIFTED, I SHALL TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO TAKE
CONTROL OF MY PORTION OF THE FUND. PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS
BELOW FOR CONFIDENTIALITY:
rebweah3@inbox.com.pk
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.REB DAVID WEAH
NB: YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON I HAVE SENT THIS MAIL THEREFORE, PLEASE ALWAYS
KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS TOP SECRET.
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