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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: Steve Dodson <stevedodson06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sstvddsn@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 11:23:08 +0000
Subject: my investment plan in your country
Dear Sir, I wish to communicate with you via this means due
to my desire to work with you and your company in this particular project and
because of my specific interest to do business in the Country due to the urgency
of this transaction. My name is Sir Stephen James Dodson; I am 58 years
old, born in Tennessee, United States of America. I am the Personal Adviser to
Sarkis Soghanalian one of the world’s most accomplished arm dealer and former US
secrete agent. I am contacting you for a business investment of $55,000,000.00
USD (Fifty Five Million United States Dollars) in your country. This money was
realized from one of Sarkis Soghanalian arm deal with one of the African
countries, West Africa to be precise in the late Ninety’s. I went for the
negotiation of this deal and was directed to safe keep the money in a blind
trust account in any of the Banks/Financial institution in West Africa as my
share of the deal that worth $390,000,000. So I deposited this money in
a Bank in Accra Ghana in my name. Now, I want to bring this money into your
country through you and your Company for investment. I have settled with my boss
and he has given me the full custody of the fund immediately my contract
finished with him in September 10th, 2006. I need your documented assurance as
my security, in agreement to this deal and I will immediately release all the
documents concerning this deposit to you and direct you accordingly. I
am in Accra at the time of the dispatch of this email and have finalize all
transfer protocols with the Bank senior Directors that I will be sending
somebody for the claim, which they directed me on what to do to enable them
release the deposit to you as soon as possible under my directives. I therefore
need your immediate response to this proposition to enable us move forward with
it. In other to clear doubt about this transaction and on my person, I will send
you my data page international passport and driver’s license if
necessary. Finally, note that this transaction demand maximum
confidentiality in the highest order for the security of both parties, I will
prefer only email communications for now and I'm ready to give you 15% of the
total amount for your help as you will as well over see the investment plan as
advised by you in your country. No risk involve in this deal but all our
arrangement must be properly documented. I await your positive
response. Thanks.Yours truly,Sir, Steve Dodson.Email:
sstvddsn@aol.com
orsstvddsn@hotmail.com
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