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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: "George Donkor" <georgedk1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgedonk@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:38:39 -0500
Subject: FROM: Mr. George Donkor.
FROM: Mr. George Donkor.
Dear Friend,
Best compliment of the season to you. I am the grandson of a Gold Merchant,
Late Mrs. Cordelia Donkor who died after a severe illness in the year 2005.
Just after her memorial service around 0ctober 2006, the family members had
shared and become owners of most of her properties and I manage one of her
Gold and Diamond mining firm here in South Africa which was inherited by my
father, who enjoys spending the firm’s income virtually on his lifestyle as
a gambler and a drunk. Consequently, this firm will be going on bankrupts
soonest.
Few months ago, I received a memo from the remittance department of a
Finance House, for an interview of about $14M USD that was deposited by my
Grandmother for a business establishment abroad in the year 2004. The
Finance House informed me on their policy to confiscate her fund, hence the
fund will be asked to be redirected back to government treasury because the
beneficiary who used to be a foreign business partner to my Grandmother
abroad has failed to appear for the claim of the money. So I promised them
to contact the beneficiary.
Since all my efforts to contact the beneficiary or one of his family members
abroad became fruitless and abortive, I embarked on looking for a devoted
and trust worthy individual abroad that will assist me in recovering this
hard earned money of my Grandmother. As I have planed not to involve anyone
around me to avoid my family members from finding out. Meanwhile, I
discovered your contact while trying to involve someone for assistance in
standing as the beneficiary of this money as this will avoid this corrupt
government from confiscating this fund. And I am trying as much to meet the
deadline given by the Finance House.
I have decided to reward you with a handsome percentage from the $14M USD on
the conclusion of everything. So if you are interested, just reply me
immediately so that I further let you know how we are to achieve this dream
of a life time. Pls. reply me urgently with your phone number into this
email: (georgedonk@yahoo.com). Thanks and God bless.
Mr. George Donkor.
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