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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: george kamara <georgekamara09@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: georgekamara2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 06:12:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Request for urgent assistance.....
Dear Sir/Madam.
May this mail find you happiness and peace in your life. I am George Kamara the only son of late former Director of finance, Chief Daniel R.Kamara Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father diverted a huge amount money meant for purchase of ammunition,for my country, during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the money with a bank here in Lome Togo, where I am residing under political Assylum with my younger sister Anita Kamara who is 17 years old.
Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your personal information
1) Your marital Status
2) Your private telephone /fax numbers
3) Your Age and occupation very important , etc.
For you to assist me transfer this money in your account or you open a trust account, the said amount is Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$10.500.000.00 Million). I am compensating you with 10 % of the total money amount, now all my hope and generation is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke.
My late father Chief Daniel gave me the deposit slip issued to him by the bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent.
That is the reason why I offered you 10 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 5% during this transaction.N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me more. And promise me and my younger sister to be our guardian considering our situation and not to betray us. And my late father use me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on the day of deposit that is why I need a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund abroad.
Thanks and remaine bless.
Waiting for your reply.
Yours sincerely.
George and Anita Kamara
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