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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: fillomina williams <fillomina1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:07:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HELLO DEAR
HELLO DEAR,
HOW ARE YOU?I HOPE EVERY THING IS FINE IF SO THANKS BE
TO GOD, I SAW YOUR PROFILE EMAIL ADDRESS AND I DECIDED TO GET INTOUCH SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ANY PERSON TO EXPLAIN THIS TO. MY NAME ISFILLOMINA WILLIAMS,I AM 17YRS OLD. MY FATHER WAS A FORMA SENATORIN ABIDJAN (SENATOR BEN COLLINS WILLIAMS ) MY FATHER SENT ME TO PARISSINCE FEB 4TH WHEN I WAS 11YRS OLD, FOR MY FUTHER EDUCATION ANDSTUDIES.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY FATHER DIED ON MAY 2ND THIS YEAR AND THAT WAS WHY I TRAVELLED BACK TO ABIDJAN SINCE THEN SINCE NO ONECAN
SPONSOR ME TO FURTHER MY STUDIES IN PARIS. ALSO DUE TO THE FACTTHAT MY UNCLES WAS SO FOCUSED TO MY DADY'S PROPERTIES.
SINCE MYFATHER DIED MY UNCLES HAVE CLAIMED EVERYTHING MY DADY HAS,BOTHHIS HOUSE AND SOME OF THE BUSSINESS VENTURES HE HAS( PETROL STATIONSAND GUEST HOUSES) SAYING THAT AFRICAN TRADITION DO NOT PERMIT A GIRLTO INHERIT HER FATHER'S PROPERTIES IF HER
FATHER DO NOT BEAR AMALE CHILD.
BUT BEFORE THE BURIAL OF MY DAD, HIS LAWYER HANDED OVER TO ME THE WILL MY DADY WROTE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY UNCLES ANDTRAVELED OUT OF THE COUNTRY SINCE THEN. AND THE WILL STATES THAT MYDADY DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLERS ($2,500,000). IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, WHICHIS
BEARING MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN. I HAVE WENT TO THE BANK TOKNOW IF I CAN CLAIM THE MONEY BACK,SO THAT I CAN TRAVEL BECK TO PARIS TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION.
BUT THE BANK COULD NOT RELEASE THE FUND TOME ON THE CONDITION THAT IAM TOO YOUNG TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEYUNLESS IF I AM 25YRS AND ABOVE ALSO THAT THIS MONEY CANNOT BE APPROVEDTO A
LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT HERE,BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO A FOREIGNER WITH AN ACCOUNT SINCE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS.
SO I HAVE DECIDEDAS A MATTER OF URGENCY UPON THIS DISCOVERY NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TOHAVE YOU AND INTRODUCE YOU TO STAND AS
NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUND,SO THAT THE BANK CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SAFEKEEPING AND INVESTMENT.
AT THE MOMENT, I AM FINANCIALLY HANDICAPPEDTHAT I DO NOT HAVE A PATNER OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY TO HELP ME WITHDRAWTHE MONEY ALSO I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT 8YRS BEFORE THEMONEY COULD BE RELEASED TO ME.EVEN I MANNAGED TO STAY WITH ONE GOOD CHRISTIAN FARMER HERE WHO UNDERSTOOD MY CONDITION AND ACCEPTED TOACCOMODATE ME FOR A WHILE TILL I FIND A PATNER. THAT IS
WHY I WRITE TOREQUEST FROM YOU IF YOU WILL BE DISPOSED IN HELPING ME WITHDRAW ANDINVEST THIS MONEY OR IF YOU CAN PREFER I CAN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FUTHER MY EDUCATION,OR ENTER A BUSSINES PATNERSHIP WITHYOU.
ALSO AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THIS FUND,YOUR PERCENTAGE WILL ALSO BE A SOURCE OF UPLIFTMENT.YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO LOSEIN
ASSISTING ME WITHDRAW THIS MONEY INSTEAD YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO GAIN.TO BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE PROFITABLE TO BOTHOF US. THANKS AND GOD BE WITH YOU.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAILBOX, AS I WILL ONLY BE ACCESSING
MY PRIVATE BOX WAITIMNG FOR YOURREPLY. MY PRIVATE E MAIL: fillomina3@yahoo.co.uk
MYREGARDS,
FILLOMINA WILLIAMS
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