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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: mrslinda johnson <mrslindajohnson64@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:03:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Inherited deposit ($16,500,000)
hello dear
Compliments of the season. I am Mrs. Linda johnson, a widow and a former civil servant from Zimbabwe. I got your contact from my serious research for someone who will help me out of my present predicament,My late husband, Mr.Icheke Johnson was the co-owner of an Agricultural firm and his partner happens to be among the white farmers that the dictator President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe took over their farmlands and handed over to the blacks, despite all the pleas from the International Community, and members of the commonwealth country's Most of the company's assets, animal farms and milk industry were seized and confiscated by the tyrant President.
My late husband was a British citizen of African descent and we both lived in the company's staff quarters but our lives were threatened by agents of President Mugabe. Since then, my husband and I have been living in exile in Senegal. My husband died last August as a result of cardiac arrest. A substantial amount of money was deposited in the finance house by my husband before his death through the help of the International Red Cross staff, because President Mugabe, placed order for the closure of the accounts of all the white farmers and no one is allowed to transfer more than ten thousand dollars abroad but luckily enough, I and my late husband along with some other farmers were assisted through diplomatic means with the help of the International Red Cross to send our money abroad.
The total Sum is Sixteen million five hundred thousand United states dollars (US$16.500.000.), the money is part of our savings and what my husband inherited from his late father, from whom we took over the family business. The money was deposited safely in abroad by my late husband before his death.
I would like you to assist me to relocate the money to your country into any account of your choice or keep it for me in your safe custody until I am able to come to your country after my operation soon. I would like to invest the money into any lucrative business, you deem profitable and your assistance is highly needed in the areas of investment feasibility studies.
Hence I need your cooperation to secure this deposit which is as it stands now, the only hope of my survival as I have already lost my husband, coupled with my sickness and the situation of insecurity. Life is no more the same with me after all the lot I have gone through. Moreover, I wouldn't mind paying you any amount you will charge me up to 30% of the total money for your assistance in relocating and keeping the money for me as well as helping me to carry out proper investment. You keep 80% for me pending execution of the investment.
As a refugee and sick person, it will be highly difficult for me to handle this matter, hence I need your immense help, coupled with your distinguished business assurance and track record. Please, I would like you to come to my assistance, I am a lonely widow and in utter confusion and distress.
This business is solely between two of us and should there be any need for a third party, I want you to urgently contact me so that i will know the next person you have chosen as there is every needed necessity for me to be fully aware of any ongoing improvement regarding this matter as this money stands for my only source of financial survival now. I am scared that if any one gets to know about this, he might take advantage of my helpless situation to diverted this fund or sit on the money without helping me to manage it as planed, so please if your willing to help kindly contact me very urgently,
Furthermore; the claim of this fund is as follows:
1.You will arrange to come down to the central bank where this fund is so that you will claim this ,oney on my behalf.
2.The security and shipment agent will lead you to claiming this money as the original security company where this fund was deposited handed the claim instructions to me regarding the assistance of this shipping company that is their affiliate to claiming funds in central bank of their country.
3.You will come up with the best investment that you are very conviced the money will be invested upon.
4.You will also write a confirmation that your country will be security ok for me and my inheritage.
On hearing from you with a satisfied response, your telephone contacts; I will give you the name and contact of the affiliate company that will lead you to central bank for this claim so that you will talk and handle the whole matter with them.
Best wishes and have a nice day.
Mrs. Linda Johnson.
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