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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: "mercy benson" <mercybensonv@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mercybenson01@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:40:22 +0100
Subject: Hello
Dearest,
Compliments of the seasons to you in advance, How are you, your business and
family? I hope all is well. I decided to communicate with you our present
condition.
I am Mercy Benson daughter of the late ENGR. FERICOH BENSON of Free town,
Sierra Leone with my brother. I am a young girl from the family of two
because my beloved mother died on the day my younger brother was delivered
and my father refused to re-marry immediately because he is the only child
of his parents and don't want anybody that will maltreat us due to the love
he has for us. My late father Engr. Fericoh Benson was the Managing Director
(MD) of BETAX PLC a Gold and Diamond Mining corporation company. During the
time of his service he was a very devoted and God fearing person; this cause
his fellow staff to hate him because he always refuse to collaborate with
them in doing evil.
So one sunny Tuesday evening when I was coming back with my dad from
shopping in his own private car we ran into bandits who were totally armed
they trace us till we reach home, there they attack us, my father pleaded
with them to take everything he has and spare his life, they took everything
and also shot him three times on his chest they also shot me but to the
glory of God I survived the gun shots but my father died in cold blood. How
I was admitted in the hospital I don't know but I found myself on the
hospital bed after two weeks of the incident when I re-gain conciouse.
This happened eight months ago, as I am trying to gather my deserted life
and that of my brother in place. Our father has being buried that was four
months ago, the present problem we are facing is that my father's uncle that
is the brothers of my grand father has took everything that my father has
both money, landed properties and all his durable asset ejected me and my
bother leaveing only the sum of US$7,5M which my father deposited in a bank
which they don't know about. They treated us badly also accusing us for the
calamity that befall our family, now we are left alone in this world.
But why I contacted you is because we want to start a new life outside our
country and also when I went to the bank where my father deposited the money
in Cote d'Ivoire which is located in west side of Africa they told me that
my father deposited that money on behalf of his partner, so that the money
should be claimed by my father or his partner, but for the fact that y
father is nolonger alive that the partner should come for it.
So as things is now I don't want to go and get any of my kinsmen as that
will also give them the access to claim the money as I can see that it is
now the only thing we have to start life again. If I have found favour in
your eye I will like you stand as my father's partner as I don't have
anybody so that they can transfer the money to you. While we will prepare to
come over to your country and meet you there to start a new life again.
If you can help us please let me know as I am waiting to hear from you soon.
Thanks and Remain bless,
Mercy Benson
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