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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: "Maria Stephen" <mariastephen0111@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:43:40 +0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP
FROM:MRS.MARIA STEPHEN
NO. 8 MALVIN AVENEU SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
Greetings!I know you will be surprised to read a letter from me,
consider
this as a request from a family in dare need of assistance.
I am Mrs.MARIA STEPHEN,the wife of late Brigadier Charls Stephen from
Angola.I,on behalf of my late husband and my only son Albert, decided
to
solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$10 million(ten
million
US dollars) inherited from my late husband into your account or
private
bank account.
Before the death of my husband,he was a Brigadier Incharge of Arms and
Ammunition Procurement for the Angolan Army.In his Will,he specifically
drew
my attention to the sum of US$24million,which he had deposited in a
safe box
of a Private Security Company in Johannesbuerg,South Africa.Infact,he
said
and I quote 'My beloved son,I wish to draw to your attention to the sum
of
US$10 million.I deposited the said box containing the fund in a
Security
Company in Johannesburg,South Africa.During the war,I was very
dedicated and
committed to winning the war against the rebels until when I found out
that
some Senior Army Officers and Government Functionaries were busy
helping
themselves with Government funds and properties,sending them to foreign
countries.
Due to this,when I and former special adviser to the President were
assigned
by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms from South
Africa,we
saw this as opportunity to divert the money for our personal use.When
we
divided the money,my share was US$10 million .I did this incase of my
absence due to death so that you, Albert,your two sisters and your
mother
wouldn't suffer. You should solicit for assistance of a reliable and
sincere
foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South
Africa for
Investment.I deposited the box in your name and you alone with the
deposit
code can claim it.Your mother is with all the documents,take good care
of
your mother and your two sisters.Do not disappoint me!Good bye.
From this word of my late husband,you will understand that the lives
and
future of my family depend so much on this fund as such I will be
grateful
if you can assist us. Now what I want you to do for us as an
International
partner is to help us clear this sum from the security company using
your
name as the beneficiary of the fund.You can contact my son(Albert) who
is
now in South Africa ,We have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum
for
your assistance and 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the
course
of the transfer and theremaining 75% for the family investment abroad
which
you will also assist us to materialize.Further information and
discussion
about this transaction will commence as soon as you give us the
assurance
and confidence that this money will be safe when transferred to your
account
and,please treat this matter with urgency.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
MARIA STEPHEN FOR THE FAMILY.
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