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Fraud email example:
From: "Samweah Addo" <addo_sam_weah@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:40:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I AM WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE
FROM SAM WEAH ADDO
HELLO
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE I WISH TO USE THISOPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM (SAM WAEH ADDO) FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITE TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE TO INVEST, IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM THE FIRST SON OF MR. OPONG WEAH ADDO; MY FATHER WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY BUT NOW HE IS LATE DUE TO AN UPROAR IN MAY COUNTRY SOME YEARS BACK HE WAS SHOT BY THE REBELS WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER AFTER SOMETIME I AND MY MOTHERE WAS FORCE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY FOR OUR OWN DEAR LIEVES AND COME DOWN TO COUNTRY GHANA FOR SELFTY, NOW STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP.
IN THE COUSE OF MY FATHER'S BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DIAMOND/GOLD FEILD OF MY COUNTRY HE SECRETELY DEPOSITED A HUGE SOME OF MONEY [TWENTY-SIX MILLION US DOLLARS]OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY TO A NEARBY COUNTRY GHANA IN A SECURITY COMPANY AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO TAKE REFUGE HERE BUT THE PROBLEM NOW IS BECAUSE OF THE COUNTRIES NATIONAL POLICIES AND THE FINANCIAL DEFICENCY OF MY FAMILY AS AT NOW WE CAN NOT GO FOR THE FUND DUE TO OUR STATUS AS REFUGEE AND MOREOVER MY MOTHER WILL NOT WANT THE FAMILY'SNAME TO BE EXPOSED,SO I CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO COME AND RELEASE THIS CONSIGMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THIS CONSIGNMENT AS TRESURIES FOR HIS FOREIGN PATNER.I WANT YOU TO COME AND ACT AS MY FATHER'S FOREIGN PATNER AS EVERY OF THE DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT IS WITH MY MOTHER AND WE CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU ON DEMAND.
MEANWHILE TO SECURE ALL THINGS WE WILL EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF A LAWYER WHO WILLAUTHENTICATE ALL THINGS BY PROVIDING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED AND TO OBTAIN AN AFFIDAVITS FROM THE HIGH COURT WHICH NOW EMPOWER YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE CONSIGNMENT AT THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICE BEAR IN MIND THAT YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE NEEDED HERE DURING THE COUSE OF THIS RELEASE WHER YOU WILL BE ACCOMPLAINED BY THE LAWYER.
UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS MAIL A 25% INTEREST OF THE TOTAL FUND WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE DURING THE DISBURSEMENT AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSE YOU MUST HAVE INCURE DURING THIS TRANSACTION.
I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR GESTURE IF YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AND FOR ME TO SEND THE DOCUMENTS FOR YOU TO VIEW,PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO ATTACH YOUR CONTACT NUMBERS [DIRECT PHONE AND FAX] FOR AN EASIER COMMUNICATION AND SENDING OF THE DOCUMENTS. I STRICTLY CONFIND IN YOU AND WITH TRUST FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIVE THIS.
GOD BLESS,
YOURS,
SAM WEAH ADDO.
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