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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: "bonsu dav" <bonbosu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davisbonsu01@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:27:41 +0000
Subject: Very Confidential
I am a staff of a bank in Africa. I will give you the name of my bank and
other important information when I receive a positive reply from you for
security reasons. I can't disclose my full identity to you until I am sure
of your cooperation. I work in the operations department where I serve as an
account officer to many customers. One of the customers whom I worked as his
account officer was a wealthy diamond merchant from neighboring Sierra
Leone.He lost his family during the Sierra Leone war and had managed to
escape to this country with his wealthy intact. Unfortunately he died last
year.
Because of his goodness to me when he was alive, I took it upon myself to
travel to his country last month to see if i can locate any of his close
relations. on reaching there I discovered that his only surviving uncle died
a few months back. I sponsored this trip on my own and nobody in the bank
knew I undertook this journey because I did not present any official report
based on it.Now there are two things I can do with regards to this man's
money. First as his account officer I could formally notify the bank
authorities that the man is dead and has no next of kin. In this case the
money would be forfeited to the government after sometime.
As a matter of fact this is the proper thing I am supposed to do. Another
option is to arrange for someone else, a foreigner to act as the next of kin
of the late man so that he will claim the money. This option that I can take
to help anybody and myself since the money came from public fund in his
country. Actually he was a close ally to the late brutal military president
that looted the government treasury to his fill. This is the reason why I
have chosen to do it and want you to be my partner to realize my aim.
All you have to do is to act as the next of kin of the dead man and all the
money will be transferred to your account. As the accounts officer of the
dead man I have all the necessary documents that you will require to claim
the money in the account. The total amount in the account is US$12.5 million
(US$12,500,000.00). Your share will be 30% of the money, while mine will be
65%.
We shall keep 5% for expenses.Reach me immediately by mail:(
davisbonsu01@voila.fr) so that I can give you further details.Also provide
me with direct tel/fax numbers to reach you.
Yours truly,
Davis Bonsu.
+233 207 866 097
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