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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: "thomson edward" <thomson.edwardd@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thomson.edward@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:42:19 +0000
Subject: Dear Please Come And Assist Me And My Sister
FROM THOMSON EDWARD,
No5A MARLICA MACCORY
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICADear Friend
May Peace be upon you, I know is wrong to contact you through this means! but is just that i am desparate and my pressent condition now is fruastrating, that was why i use this medium to fasting up my request to solicit your help..
I am Thomson Edwaod the Son of the late Mr Morris Edward assacinated sinator in Zimbabwe, My father was killed including my Mother under political problem. After the killings the killer squad came after me and my sister we had to run out of our country to Abidjan,capital of ivoiry coast in west africa where we are currently staying.
For the past five months now. I want you to assist me claim this box that my dad depoisted into(Security Company here in Abidjan d'ivoiry (3 .800,000,000$) Please could you come down here assist us standing as forieng friend of my late Father brouth the money out of the Security Company. So that the money will transferd into your account in your country and also take me and my sister out of here that had made us orphan.
Why i contacted you was that i went to the Security Company to claim the box since my late father use my name as the next of kin to the deposit the box! but i was told by the Company Director that my late father made an agreement with them that i have to get to the age of 25yrs before i can make claim of the box or alternativlly i should provide a guardain who can make the claim on my behalf and that was why i contacted you.
De to our situation here we don wan't to continue living here in africa and suffering. I must tell you this money is our last hope,
Please kindly assist me and my sister has been passing through hard for long time now.
Am waiting for your reply
Thanks
Your Son Thomson
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