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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: "FROM MALIK AND SISTER BINTU" <malik_usman0010@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: malik_usman0020@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:25:16 -0700
Subject: HELLO Assalamu Alaikum.
ASalamu Alaykum
We are very happy to send this message to you base on the infomation we gather about you from reliable source,Please pay very attention to this mail and understnd our situation here with my younger sister.The private things i want to share with you is all about our life.
I am Malik Usman,24yrs old,from Cape Verde.Son and Daughter of Late Dr. Ibrahim Usman who was a Neurological consultant in our government hospital,he is a wealthy man and a loving father. We are only two surviving son and daughter of the family I and my younger sister Bintu, But very unfortunate ,We lost our parents in plane crash.It,s happend on 26th December 2003,You can go through the incident here in CNN,<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benni.crash/index.html> Its happend in Benin Republic in West Africa. ever Since then, We had been passing through hardship from the hand of our uncle who live in Senegal, he is treating us like a slave and had claimed all our parents belonging without taking care of our education, but my greatest joy is that our dad,s lawyer called me and inform me about our dad,s deposited fund in one leading bank here in senegal with my name as next of kin of the said fund b!
efore his death.
He deposited sum 7.6million Usd in the leading bank here with my name as the next of kin and i went to the bank to make the claim,but the director told me to look for a trustee who will help me and make the claim base on my status to hand the transaction since the money is been deposited in foreign account.Beside, I don't want that our wicked uncle to know anything about this matter that is the reason why i contacted you to assist me in transferring the fund to your country while you will help me and my younger sister to relocate and be with you and further our education and also help me to invest the fund in business that will profit oriented to us.
We shall be willing to stay and invest my inheritance with you in your country.Presently we residing in the refugee camp here in Senenal and things are very difficult for us since we haven,t any money at hand and my younger sisiter Bintu is very sick now that,s why i take such step to retrive my inheriance fund out of the bank. Please I want you to keep this matter secret between us to avoid jealous from people,and so that our uncle will not hear it.Please i need an urgent respond ,indicating your wilingness and ability to handle this transaction and your future plans towards the success of our new found friendship.Upon your acceeptance to help us I will like to have your full contacts as to write the bank so that they will deal with you as my partner standing on my behalf.Before that, i will like to have your full contact as well as your
Phone and fax number.................
Your full names and country name.............
Your age and your marital status...............
Your pasport or your id...........................
May Great Allah Bless you for your kind assistance we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum.Been reaching us fatser through this our alternate email address for security reason Email. malik_usman0040@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:malik_usman0040@yahoo.co.uk>
Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons utill the money transfer to your position.
Let Allah guard you and keep you for us as we are Seriously waiting for your urgent reply,
Thanks and may Allah continue to bless you and guard you always.
Best regards
Malik Usman and Bintu Usman
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