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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: Halima Mohammed <halimamoh1962@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:23:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Assalamu-Alaikum
Assalamu-Alaikum
Dear Harry Anslinger
Sir,
It is my pleasure to send you this mail,not withstanding that we are not very familiar with each other. My name is Halima Mohammed,from the Northern part of Nigeria a widow with two children, I was opportune worked with CHILD CARE TRUST. This organization was for the less privileges, founded by LATE CHIEF MRS. STELLA OBASANJO.The late wife of the president of Nigeria, I worked as her Personal Assistant (PA) until her un-timely death last year.
On 19th Aug 2005 CHILD CARE TRUST did a launching which Mrs.Obasanjo headed and the targeted of the launching was ($50 m) fifty million but we got $13.6m cash that day, My boss told me to hold the money while other donors were being expected to redeem their pledges shortly to enable me hand over full account of donations to her.
On 20th October 2005 as she was about to travel to Spain for her surgical operation she requested $2m from me out of the the $13.6m that I was holding for her trip to Spain which I gave to her and held back $11.6m with me. As she traveled that night been 20th Oct on the 23rd I received a call from Spain telling me that the first lady was dead I quickly rush down to the office and went straight to the save and took the remaining $11.6m and went to the neighboring country Accara Ghana and deposited it there for safety keeping and that money is all I have in my life today and i was been asked for the money by the child's care trust authority i told them that the money was handed over to the frist lady as she want to travel to Spain,So pls be kind and free to reach me back regards on this transaction, i can not go out of my country to invest this money by myself because all eyes are looking at me,that is what made me to look for a Godly man or woman who fair God to assist me,
You can see that i am a widow and i dont know where to start for any investment pls assist me. This transaction dose not involve any risky.
Now I will like you to help me to invest the money in your country, please can you advise me on what to investment this money will be on?
your compensation will be discuss when i heard from you.
Looking forward to hear from you,
Yours Sincerely
Mrs Halima Mohammed
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