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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: zainab conteh <zainabconteh04@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:53:17 +0000
Subject: information
Dear friend, My name is zainab conteh 25 years old girl from northern part of sierra Leone, I am the only daughter of Chief prof. Ahmed Conteh,who died in plane crash together with my mother in a trip when they were coming back from Benin republic, during the uprising in sierra Leone. He was the formal director of Sawmill /Diamond Board in Sierra Leone and also exports diamonds to various countries in the world. His corpse was at the mortuary since four years based on our tradition for the chiefs, after that we travel down to Accra Ghana were he deposited some funds in the security company to present the ownership certificate and deposit certificate for the claims of the fund. Meanwhile my father took an agreement with the security company that the fund must be invested by a foreign beneficiary due to his past experience in Africa when he was alive , Now we are contacting you to stand as our foreign beneficiary who can help us for investments in your peaceful country.The deposited fund is at the security company and is totaling the sum of $33million dollars, but I really want to find out if you have a safe place to lodge the fund immediately the diplomat arrive in your country. please I also want to find out whether is possible for us to come to your country and buy a houses and Further our education, Please inform us how you can help us to receive this funds so that we can Leave Ghana And have a real life over there in your peaceful country or if possible you can come down and accompany us to facilitate the shipment to your door step we will be grateful sir.If you are touched with our condition here in Africa please inform us immediately, so that we can inform our lawyer to forward you the necessary document which will enable you to contact the security company here for immediate release and delivery of the funds to your door step. Waiting to hear from you so that we can give you the approval notes, e.g. certificate of ownership and certificate of deposit. Please download my attached UN identity card for identification and also open the air crash website in Benin republic were my parents perished.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.htmlNote. We have mapped out 20 % for your help, As soon as you reply with positive answer we will be in Accra the next day and give you a call with the information of the box.send your reply on zainabconteh002@hotmail.comRegards, Zianab
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