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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: "Dear Beloved," <william_martin@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:04:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: martin
Dear Beloved,
Please I am Mr. Martin Williams, the only son of late chief George Williams
from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek
your assistance to transfer our cash of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) now in
the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private account pending our
arrival to your country.
My late father, chief GEORGE WILLIAMS, a native of Mende district in the
Northern province of Sierra. Leone was the general Manager of Sierra Leone
mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father. This money was
the income accrued from mining co-operations over draft and minor sales.
Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul Koroma
and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed
my country, following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected
President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already made
arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and myself to be
evacuated to
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects and the box containing team.
My father deposited the fund for the safe custody until after the war when he
will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate
looting of public and Government properties by the rebel in forces, the Sierra
Leone mining coop. was one of the targets looted and destroyed. My father
including other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the
rebels in November 2001 because of his relationship with the civilian Government
of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news of my
uncles involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival. The
untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related complications
of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money
on her. Now my 18-year-old sister and myself are alone in this strange country
suffering without any care or help. Without any rel
ation, we are now like refugees and
orphans. Our only hope now is in fund our father deposited in the BANK To this
effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways. To assist me
claim this fund from the BANK as co-beneficiary.To transfer this money in your
name to your country. To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment
on our behalf in your country and you, the caretaker. To secure a college for my
little sister and my self in your country to further our education. And to make
arrangement for our travel with you to your country after you
have transferred this fund. Most importantly, the whole documents issued after
deposit are in my custody. I beg to concede 10% of this money to you for your
efforts assistance.plesase contacts us
this Email box william_martin@yahoo.fr
TELEPHONE:+225 07673852Best
regards
Martin
Martin Williams
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