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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: "Mrs. Fatimah A. Al-Hashimi" <mrsaisha_tariq1948@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:24:04 +0700
Subject: REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT
From : Mrs. Fatimah Al-Hashimi
Tel +66-870662006
Attn: Managing Director.
Greetings,
In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source ,First of all , I wish to introduce myself to you, I am Mrs. Fatimah Al-Hashimi, an iraqi refugee. I am married to late Dr. Rashid Tariq Al-Hashimi of Basrah Iraq who formally worked with Iraq Ministry of Finance, in charge of payments of workers salaries for 25 years, but he was killed during this serious crisis that is still ravaging in my country, which recently led to misfortune of our goverment.
When my husband was killed and some members of my family on 16th July 2003, I and my Son manage to escaped to Iran through border with the help of United Nations from there we were able to come over here in Thailand to start a new life.
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise but I honestly do not intend to surprise you. I write this letter in respect of my intention to invest the sum of US$15.500.000.00 in your company which we inherited from my late husband. This fund were originally gotten from my late husband proceeds. My late husband was able to safeguard this funds with a very good diplomatic contact from my country.
I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing this fund in your country which is investment friendly. Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right investment since I am also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving my family over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logistics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.
The fund is now with the Financial Firm here in Bangkok Thailand for safekeeping. In view of your participation, we are ready to give you a good will have to negotiable percentage for your assistance , or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my only survived son
I am here in Thailand with my only surviving Son Musa. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success here after.
Whatever your decision is please reach me and my son immediately through the above phone numberor on the above e-mail for more details on how we shall proceed and keep this letter tight secret for the interest of my family.
I thank you very much for taking time to go through my e-mail and l hope to read your reply as soon to enable us have a good negotiation before the commencement of the investment. As I wait for your urgent Response,
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Fatimah Mahmud Al-Hashimi
For the family
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