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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: "john tom" <johntom@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: johntom@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:28:18 +0000
Subject: IN GOD WE TRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
Dearest One,
Compliment of the day. It is my pleasure to use this opportunity to write
you at this time of the day and to bring to your knowledge certain things.
Meanwhile, I wouldn't like this piece of writing or information to meet you
in a very bad mood or in a state whereby you won't give it attention. That
is why I would like you to read it with an ecstatic mind so that you will be
able to understand it very well.
I am Master John tom from mende , sierra leone in West Africa. I am 22 years
old and the only son of late Mr. oni tom , a wealthy and renowned
politician and full time contractor in our country while my kid sister rita
is 18year.
During the recent political crises in our country in 2006, our family was
attack and looted by unknown assassins. As a result of the attack, my
parents were assassinated on November 10th, 2006. The assassins told me that
they came purposely for my parents and as a result, they did not touch me.
However, the main reason why I am writing you is to let you know that in the
same 2006 in the month of February, my late father told me in one of our
discussions that he deposited a metallic box in a security company in
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. He went further to tell me that the box contains
the sum of ($18m US Dollar) but that he deposited the box ascontaining
family valuables for security reasons. He told me that I am his NEXT OF KIN
and I dont have right to retrieve the box from the security company because
he deposited the box in the favour of his foreign partner.
But he strongly warned me that I should not let his kinsmen or countrymen
know about it as they are always against him. Instead, I should look for a
foreign partner who will help me retrieve the box.
Meanwhile, I asked him why he deposited the money in the security company
rather than in the bank and he answered that government of West Africa probe
their citizens most often and that he wouldn't want the money to be seized
by the government.Therefore, I am asking you to help me retrieve the box
from the security company and get it transferred to you in your country by
the security company.
Secondly, you will help to invest it in a profitable business in your
country. Thirdly, you will help me to come over there to continue my
education as you can understand that I stopped school abruptly when my
parents died and I have nobody to help me now. That is why I had to travel
to Abidjan to run away from the menace of my father's kinsmen because since
the death of my parents, all hated me.
So, right now, I have nobody to help me except you if you can
whole-heartedly accept to help me. I am only pleading with you and not
forcing you.Just consider my condition, and make up your mind to help me. If
you are interested, ready and willing to help me, please, let me know as you
are replying so that I can tell you the procedures we have to follow.
Thanks a lot and remain blessed for your perusal consideration.you are
highly advised to contact me through my private email address (
johntom@voila.fr)
Yours sincerely,
John Tom
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