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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 Garang" <john_garang1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: john_garang2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:47:25 +0000
Subject: thanks from john
Attn,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help
me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.My name is
John with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,
now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high
commission for refuge with my mother.
I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father pater Garang who was the
former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by
the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was
totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's
documents covering $18.5 Million dollars(Eighteen Million Five Hundered
Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here
in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin.
The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are
looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and inves the fund in his country. i was advice to live with my
mother to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my
family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner
who will recive the fund for the investment.
Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and
into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we
only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for
any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.
You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get a
visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your
country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is
all our hope since my late fathe r died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have
decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in
your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve
this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to
your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4
working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother.
All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in dakar
senegal.
i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance
firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me on
this telephone number as soon as you recive this massage. Tell 00 221 6791013
for more john_garang1@yahoo.com <mailto:john_garang1@yahoo.com>
contact me on telephone urgent as soon you recive the massage for more
details and keep it confidetail between you as us.00 221 6791013
my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.call us urgent for
more detail
Thanks yours son,
John Garang
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