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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: tina kamokai <tina_kamokai231@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:51:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HOPE TO READ FROM YOU:
Dear Sir/Madam.
Compliment of the season to you, I write to solicit your favor not Minding that we have not known each other before putting this proposal to you. In brief introduction, I AM A LIBERIAN CITIZEN? AND MY NAME IS TINA KAMOKAI WIFE OF MR. CHRISTOPHER KAMOKAI, THE ONLY FULL BLOOD BROTHER TO THE LATE RICHARD KAMOKAI. WHO WAS THE ASSISTANT PRESIDENT TO SAMUEL DOE, OF LIBERIA MY HUSBANDS BROTHER MR RICHARD KAMOKAI DIED ALONG WITH SAMUEL DOE DURING THE WAR IN LIBERIA.
We are presently in West Africa in the refugee camp. My husband recently passed away three years ago after a terrible illness. Again to be precise and straight to you, my husband was unable to face the advancing rebel forces of the former PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR. That was why we flew to GHANA on self-exile, where a terrible illness really put my husband on sick bed for months, and knowing of his health condition he reveled to me a deposited sum of $18.5 MILLION DOLLARS at a TRIDENT SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA (18.5 Million United State Dollars) as a family treasure.
This money was deposited in 2 big metal trunk Boxes as a family treasure. NOTE: I am contacting you based on conveying the money for me, to a more politically stable country as yours and I will appreciate your efforts in searching and recommending some viable investment areas in your country for a Joint partnership venture with you. I promise to offer you up to 25% as commission as soon as you are able to prove to me your ability to convey this money and your trustworthy partner to me, where this money will be in your care, because I am not at all knowledgeable in the business environment.
Please, Kindly reply introducing yourself and your business interest to enable us know ourselves and discuss further on how to move the money, you will be furnished with the particulars regarding the deposit of this money as soon as I receive your interesting reply. All the legal Documents that my late husband used to Deposit this fund in the Security Company of Ghana is with my late husbands Lawyer for security reasons.
Please I will also appreciate your confidentiality in the whole transaction. Believing that you will accept this proposal in good faith.
Reply as soon as possible.
Best regard,
Mrs TINA KAMOKAI
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