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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: andy addo <andyaddo_11@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: andyaddo11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 02:29:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear your help
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
TRANSFER OF USD10MILLION/100KG RAW GOLD
I MAKE THIS CONTACT TO YOU IN RESPECT OF MY PLIGHTS AND I HOPE BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD YOU WILL GIVE KIND ATTENTION TO MY REQUEST.
I AM MR. ANDY ADDO THE ONLY SURVIVED SON OF LATE MR. & MRS. NELSON ADDO FROM LIBERIA BUT I RESIDED IN BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP, IN ACCRA GHANA AFTER THE LIBERIAN WAR LED BY WARLORD (EX-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR WHO IS CURRENTLY FACING HIS COUNT CHARGE TRIALS, IN UN COURT SERRIE LONE)
I AM CONTACTING WITH YOU ON MY DESIRE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY AND TO BUY A LIVING BUNGALOW IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE I WILL LIVE AND RUN MY INVESTMENT THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND I WILL LIKE TO INVEST PART OF THE FUND/GOLD VALUE IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT AS SOON AS THE FUND/GOLD IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT I SHALL PREPARE TO COME OVER TO MEET YOU FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. I REGRET TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY MISFORTUNES, MY PARENTS
LATE MR. & MRS. NELSON ADDO WERE SHOT IN LIBERIA, DURING THE PAST LIBERIAN CRISIS, MY MOTHER WAS FIRST TO DIED ON A SPOT, WHILE UN PEACE-KEEPING FORCES TOOK MY FATHER TO HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF THIS, I LOST MY PARENTS BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL HE REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE 100KG/USD10,000,000.00 HE DEPOSITED IN ONE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN ACCRA GHANA AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SAFE KEEPING. MY LATE FATHER WAS GOLD MERCHANTS WORLDWIDE. PRESENTLY, I AM HERE IN GHANA RESIDING IN
BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP IN ACCRA GHANA TO NOTIFY THE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR THE CLAIMS OF MY LATE FATHER'S FUND/GOLD DEPOSITED IN THEIR CUSTODY.
THEREFORE, I WANT YOU SIR, TO EDUCATE ME ON HOW I CAN INVEST THE
FUND/GOLD OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY, BECAUSE BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE LEFT DYING INSTRUCTIONS THAT I SHOULDN'T INVEST THIS FUND/GOLD IN ANY PART OF AFRICA DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
1. MARKET INSTABILITY IN OUR COUNTRY,
2. POOR ECONOMY IN OUR COUNTRY,
3. POLITICAL INSTABILITY THAT ALWAYS
FACING AFRICA AS A WHOLE.
IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE REASONS I HAD DECIDED TO CARRY OUT MY LATE
FATHER'S DYING INSTRUCTIONS TO INVEST THE FUND/GOLD IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TO OFFER YOU 30% FOR YOUR WHOLESOME ASSISTANCE TO ME. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE FUND/GOLD THAT IS CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT OF THE FUND/GOLD BEARING MY LATE FATHER'S NAME AS THE
DEPOSITOR WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU ON YOUR REQUEST AS SOON AS YOU PROVIDE ME YOUR CONTACT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL CONTACT.PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL TO ENABLE ME DETAIL YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE I WNAT YOU TO CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL VERY SERIOUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPECTED CO-OPERATION. AND MAY GOD
BLESS YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ANDY ADDO
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