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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: "steve don" <st_don2006@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 11:27:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR
STEVE DON
BUDUBURAM LIBERIAN REFUGEE CAMP,
ACCRA - GHANA.
PHONE: 233 -277- 312 016
EMAIL: st_don206@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,
TRANSFER OF USD10MILLION/100KG RAW GOLD
I MAKE THIS CONTACT TO YOU IN RESPECT OF OUR PRESENT PLIGHTS BASED ON OUR DESIRED THAT YOU WILL ASSIST I AND MY MOTHER IN THE NAME OF GOD. I FOUND YOUR CONTACT NAME/FAX NUMBER IN WHO’S WHO IN NATURAL GAS AND POWER 32ND EDITION HIGHLIGHTING YOUR COMPANY’S PROFILES. THIS HOWEVER, CONVINCED I AND MY MOTHER THAT YOU WOULD BE CAPABLE ENOUGH TO ASSIST US INVEST THE ABOVE SAID FUND/RAW GOLD VALUE.
MY NAME IS STEVE DON THE ONLY SURVIVED SON OF LATE MR. NELSON DON FROM LIBERIA BUT I AND MY MOTHER MRS. MARYM DON RESIDED IN BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP, IN ACCRA GHANA AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER (LATE MR. NELSON DON) WHO DIED IN THE HAND OF REBELS IN LIBERIAN PAST WAR LED BY WAR-LORD (EX-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR) WHO IS CURRENTLY FACING HIS COUNT CHARGE TRIALS, IN UN COURT IN SERRIE LONE). WE ARE CONTACTING YOU BASED ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT, TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY AND TO BUY A LIVING BUNGALOW IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE I AND MY MOTHER WILL LIVE AND RUN OUR INVESTMENT THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND WE WILL LIKE TO INVEST PART OF THE FUND/GOLD VALUE IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT AS SOON AS THE FUND/GOLD IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WE SHALL PREPARE TO COME OVER TO MEET YOU FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. MY LATE MR. NELSON DON WAS SHOT IN LIBERIA, DURING THE PAST LIBERIAN WAR AND HE WAS TAKEN TO UN PEACE-KEEPING FORCES HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF THIS, MY FATHER DIED IN UN PEACE-KEEPING FORCES HOSPITAL. BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL HE REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE 100KG/USD10,000,000.00 HE DEPOSITED IN APEX SECURITY & SERVICES INC IN ACCRA GHANA AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SAFE- KEEPING. MY LATE FATHER WAS GOLD MERCHANTS WORLDWIDE. PRESENTLY, I AND MY MOTHER MRS. MARYM DON WERE HERE IN GHANA RESIDING IN BUDUBURAM REFUGEE CAMP IN ACCRA TO NOTIFY APEX SECURITY & SERVICES INC. FOR THE CLAIMS OF MY LATE FATHER'S FUND/GOLD DEPOSITED IN THEIR CUSTODY.
THEREFORE, I WANT YOU SIR/MADAM, TO EDUCATE US ON HOW WE CAN INVEST THE FUND/GOLD IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY, BECAUSE BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE LEFT DYING INSTRUCTIONS THAT I SHOULDN'T INVEST THIS FUND/GOLD IN ANY PART OF AFRICA DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
1. MARKET INSTABILITY IN OUR COUNTRY,
2. POOR ECONOMY IN OUR COUNTRY,
3. POLITICAL INSTABILITY THAT ALWAYS FACING AFRICA AS A WHOLE.
IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE REASONS I HAD DECIDED TO CARRY OUT MY LATE FATHER'S DYING INSTRUCTIONS TO INVEST THE FUND/GOLD IN YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TO OFFER YOU 30% FOR PROVIDING AN A/C FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THE USD10MILLION/100KG RAW GOLD VALUE. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE ALL THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THAT COVERED THE FUND/GOLD IN MY LATE FATHER'S NAME AS THE DEPOSITOR WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU ON YOUR REQUEST AS SOON AS YOU PROVIDE ME YOUR CONTACT DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ACCOUNT. PLEASE CONTACT WITH ME ON THE BELOW PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS FAX MESSAGE TO ENABLE ME DETAIL TO YOU MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPECTED CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
STEVE DON
PHONE: 233-277-312 016
EMAIL: st_don206@yahoo.com.com
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