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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: baby <grace_mateen2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: grace4love20203@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:11:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
Hello Dear,
I am very happy to write to you this morning, i thougt i have come to the end of the world ,now you have brought hope and life back to me i have decided to reveal the secreat which i refused to reveal to anyone eccept the man that will be my husband or stand as a father to me i believed that you are the man of my dream so i decided to tell you this hoping that you will not dissapoint me hoping that God that made it possible for me to come across you will use you to wipe my tears away.
My name is Grace from republic of Liberia 23 years old,fair in complexion.
My father Late Hon Dr.A.Mateen was a very surcesfull business man in my cauntry, My father was attacked by rebels on his way back from a business trip they shot him thinking that he is dead but my father was rushed to hospital he died two days later but before his death he sent a note to my mother before his death, regarding the deposit of sum amount of money he deposited on my name as his next of kine . He instructed us to move immediately with the documents to a neighbouring country to seek asylum.we moved to the Republic of Guinee where we spent some time before finally moved to Dakar with the help of United Nation Agency after two mounths my mother felt sick and died because of the shocks she had during the death of my father, i have no one in this life except me and God untill i came across you hoping that you will bring back joy into my life ,that is why i decided to reveal this to you .
Meanwhile i have located the bank,and have also discussed the possible means to transfer the fund.my father left a clause that i have to introduce a trusted foreign partner who would be my trustee to help me invest this fund. I request that you be my trustee and assist me in effecting the transfer of the fund to your account or an account you will nominate for investment you will also send me some money from the money for me to process my papers and come over to meet you .
You will also be responsible for the investment and management of the fund for me and also you will help me get a good school where i will further my education. Please let me know immediately if you can assist me so that I will give you more information about the deposit. Honey i am doing this with trust hoping to come out of this place as soon as possible with your help because this place is like one staying in prison please help me i promise to love you with all my life i will give you my picture in my next mail ,tell me about you ok .
Your Truely
Baby Grace
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