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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: alexsmith375@gmail.com (ALEX SMITH)
Reply-To: alexsmith375@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:14:22 -400
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP..
Dear Dad/Mum,
I hope this message reaches you in good health (Amen). Truthfully, I amvery sorry to have browsed your email address from the internet to send youthis mail without your consent or approval. Please do understand. To startwith, permit me to introduce myself to you. I am Alex Smith I am 18yrs ofage, from the Mecca District of Bomi Country in the Republic of Liberia. Myfather Hon. Williams
Smith, the director of Smith Timber Company and the onetime special adviser to the Minister of Natural Resources was murdered by anopposition Leader during the previous Crisis in my country (Republic ofLiberia). Before the death of my father (Hon. Williams Smith) during theearly stage of the war of my country, he revealed a secret to my mother thathe deposited $7.Million USD as a family treasure box in a SecurityCompany in the Republic of Ghana. He ask my mother and I to leave Liberiaand come to the near by Country Ghana, where we can find refugee and havepeace for our dear lives. Having a meeting with my late father's Ghanaianlawyer (Barrister Mark Okolo), he told my mother and I that all vitaldocuments as regards to the deposit and claim of this consignment in theSecurity Company was handed over to him by my late father. We went tothe Security Company for the claim of this consignment but we could not
makethe claim due to my father's laid down will for me to consult his foreignbusiness partner before the release of the consignment which my father didnot disclose to me before his untimely death. Now as the next of kin and theonly Surviving child who is presently with my mother(Mrs. Mary Smith) in theUnited Nations refugee camp(Bujumbura) Ghana, I seek for your humanitarianassistance to enable us claim this consignment in your name as the foreignbeneficiary and help us receive this family treasure box(consignment) inyour country while you invite me over to you for the sharing and investmentin a lucrative production or business in your country as it is the laid downinstruction by my late father for me to consult his foreign partner who willguide me in the investment in his country due to Africa political crisis andinstability in the African economy. Mistrust is like an axe on the tree ofpartnership but
since only God could ordain trust, I will be very gratefulto Him to build up such a relationship with you in accordance to his will. Ipromise you with all sincerity and a heart full of thankfulness to God thatI shall give you all true love and respect and I would be grateful to Godthe almighty if you will be kind, understanding and trustworthy enough tohelp get a better life. I promise to give you 20% of the total fund and 15%per-annual in the investment as your benefit of assisting me a young refugeeand a fatherless child attains a better life. God bless as I expect yourreply and thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Alex Smith.
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