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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: susan john <susan@susanjohn.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:44:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU!!
I greet you in the name of our lord. My name is Mrs.Susan John. I am a widow and a mother of Two all girls. I know you will see my letter to you as an embarrassment considering the fact that we do not know ourselves. I plead with you to be patient withme I feel very pleased to contact you for some assistance and business relationship. I live in Nigeria with my children.
Mylate husband was a loving, caring and hard working businessman who died unfortunately In a ghastly auto crash. Before the sudden death of my beloved husband, and father of my daughters, my late husband intended to establisha business in United States Of America with them sum of$15 million united states dollars, but unfortunately he died before this proposed venture. Following his death, his family members insisted that I am not entitled to his property (Assets and money) since Iam a woman and my offspring's all girls as I do not ha ve a male child for my husband.
Well, according to some barbaric traditional laws here in Nigeria (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by tradition to take over the management of his business and other properties including myself who automatically becomes a wife to one of his immediate brothers. Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $15 million united states dollars which my late husband intended to use in establishing a business in United States Of America was deposited in a bank account unknown to his family.I and the lawyer is the only one aware of this money,so I have discussed this matter with a staff of the bank that i want this money personally so that I will be able to take care of my children's educationalneeds since my husband's family members vehemently opposed the furtherance of their education. According to the staff of the bank, the best way to secure this money is to transfer this money to a bank account out side
Nigeria For safe-keeping, later it will be sed for business establishment subject to the Advise of whosoever finally assists us. At this juncture, I therefore ask for your sincere assistance in providing us withyour bank details and the enablement to facilitate there mittance of this fund into your nominated account. As soonas I get your positive response, I shall provide you with allthe necessary detail for this transfer. However, I have decided to to give you 30% of the total money as a rewardfor your sincere assistance and the remaining 70% of the money will be for my investment as I will want to keep aglow my late husbands dream of investing inreal estate. To be able to help me, kindly send through my email, your contact information for easy communication. please get back to me through my provate email address on suzanjoh@yahoo.co.uk.
Thanking you for your anticipated response.
Mrs.Susan John
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