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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: princewill boateng <princeboatengb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <princewill_boateng@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 13:36:56 +0000
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO ASSIST.
DEAREST:LYNNE,
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I HAVE OFFENDED YOU BY SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION, MAY BE YOU HAVE RECIEVED THIS KIND OF MAIL BEFORE FROM AFRICA OR MAY BE YOU HAVE NOT BUT WHATEVER I PRAY THAT THIS MAIL WILL MEET YOU IN GOOD HEALTH.
THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY, BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY HUMBLE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND GOD FEARING PERSON WHO WILL HELP ME CLAIM AND RECIEVE MY INHERITANCE FROM THE SAFETY DEPOSIT HOUSE.
BECAUSE OF LOTS OF BAD THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD AT LARGE NOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WHO CAN BE TRUSTED BUT AFTER A FERVENT PRAYER I AM PLEASED AND CONVINCED TO CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE.
MY NAME IS PRINCEWILL BOATENG, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR & MRS.DAVID BOATENG,MY FATHER WAS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND A MINER AS WELL BASED HERE IN ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA, A NOTABLE COMMERCIAL CITY OF GHANA BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING ON A BUSINESS TRIP.
AFTER MY DEAR MOTHER DIED ON THE 12TH JULY 1987 AFTER MY BIRTH, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 1ST DECEMBER 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ACCRA. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND DISCLOSED TO ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$2.5,(TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT AFFILLIATED DEPOSIT HOUSE HERE IN ACCRA GHANA.
THAT HE USED MY NAME PRINCEWILL HIS ONLY SON AS THE NEXT OF KIN DURING THE DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.HE DISCLOSED TO ME WHERE HE KEPT THE RELATED DOCUMENT COVERING THE TRANSACTION.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE FUND IN A TRUNK BOX AS FAMILY TREASURES/VALUABLES UNKNOWN TO THE SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS.HE STATED IT CLEARLY TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS GREEDY BUSINESS ASSOCIATES SO I SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WHO I DEAL WITH.
THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN TRUSTED AND GOD FEARING PERSON IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (OR AS GUIDED BY MY PARTNER).
PLEASE, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1).TO ASSIST ME BY STANDING AS MY FATHER'S TRUSTEE SO THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY CAN RELEASE AND DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2).TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM STILL A STUDENT AND KNOW NOT MUCH ABOUT INVESTMENT.
3).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN RELEASED AND DELIVERED TO YOU.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION OF THIS FUND AND DELIVERY TO YOUR NORMINATED SAFE COUNTRY OVERSEAS.
FURTHERMORE,I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU WILL KEEP THIS TRANSACTION ONLY TO YOURSELF AS I DO NOT TRUST PEOPLE THIS DAYS UNTIL THIS FUND GETS TO YOU.
YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7)OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS AS ASSURED TO ME BY THE SECURITY COMPANIES DIRECTOR AS SOON AS MY FATHER'S TRUSTEE INDICATE HIS/HER INTEREST AND WILLINESS TO ASSIST ME POSITIVELY.
NOTE:THAT I WILL LOVE TO PART 5%OF THIS MONEY TO THE OPHANAGE HOME AND COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF GOD PERMIT. PLEASE IF YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO ASSIST,I ANTICIPATE YOUR QUICK RESPONSE TO AVOID FURTHER CONTACTS.
THANK YOU ONCE MORE AND GOD BLESS YOU.
YOUR'S SINCERELY,
PRINCEWILL BOATENG.
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