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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 mills <johnmills939156@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:17:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UREGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM:JOHN MILLS...UREGENT BUSINESS PROPOSALCotonou-BeninTEL: +229-939516EMAIL:johnmills939156 UREGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEODear Sir,With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which Ibelieve would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was doinga private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partnerthat will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal or privateaccount and for investment purpose. I am Mr. John Mills the son of Late Mr.Ernest Mills, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer's co-operation in Zimbabwe. During the current `Crisis against the farmers of the Zimbabwe by supporters ofour president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, heordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members andtheir followers. My father was one of the best f!
armers in
the country and knowingthat he did not support the president�s political ideology, the presidentsupporters invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, killed him andconfiscated all his investments.Before the death of my father, he took me to Benin to deposit the sum ofUS$13.5 Million United States Dollars with a Security &Finance Company, as heknew the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as gem of preciousstones to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. This money was meantfor buying of new machineries and chemical for farms and establishment of newfarms in Lesotho and Swaziland.my family and I moved to Benin where we are currently residing as asylumseekers. Of late, when we decided to invest this money here in Benin, wediscovered that the laws of this country prohibit asylum seekers the right toinvestment or to operate any form of bank account. Hence I contacted you toassist us in transferring this money out of Benin to your overseas acc!
ountfor
our investment.I must let you know that this business is 100% risk-free. The nature of yourbusiness does not necessarily matter in this transaction. So, if you are willingand interested to assist us, my family and I have agreed to give you 20% of thetotal sum for your assistance, 75% will be for my family investment in yourcountry and the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all expenses we may incurduring the course of the transaction. Note that you would also assist us ininvesting our own share of the money in your country. If you are interested to assist us in this business, we need your urgent replythrough the above Telephone and Fax numbers. Do not forget to include yourprivate telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.Please, treat this business proposal with absolute confidentiality.Best Regards,JOHN MILLS
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