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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: Mrs Rebecca Chile <mrs_rchile001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:34:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mrs.Rebecca Chile
Good Day,
It's a pleasure meeting you today, how is everything with you, hope all is well with you.I know it may surprise you to read from a total stranger.
Let me hasten to introduce myself as Mrs.Rebecca Chile from the war torn Sierra Leone. I lost my husband during one of the rebel attacks that has became a trade mark in country, my husband was a serving director of the Agro- exporting board until his untimely death .
He was assassinated by the rebels during the political uprising, before his death he had a consignment containing US$15.5 Million ( Fifteen Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars) which was concealed in a metallic trunk box deposited with a security and finance company in the Republic of Ghana under a secret arrangement as a family treasure, the security company does not know the content of this box.After his assasination, i relocated to the Republic of Ghana where i am now seeking asylum as a refugee.
Being that this part of the world experiences political instablity time without number, there is no guarantee of lives and property, I cannot invest this money here any longer, besides, as a refugee, the law prohibits me to own or invest with such huge amont of money.i want you to do me a favour to receive this funds in your country as the beneficiary to enbale the security Company carry out the shipment.I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late husband, but not in this place again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production.
I want you to help me contact the the security company as my late husband foreign buissness partner, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the consignment to you diplomatically, while I join you on the arrival of the box.
All you need to do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my late husband's foreign bussiness partner requesting the shipment of the box.
And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 25% of the money instantly for the help.
Please if you are interested to help me recieve this consignment in your country as my late husband's foreign business partner,kindly respond in swift to enable me contact the Security company and submit your name for the preparation of the shippment,i will also send you all the relevant documents relating to the deposit of the trunk for easy claim.
Any delay in responding to me will enable me to contact another relaible and trust worthy person.
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated corporation,awaiting for your urgent reply.
In the receipt of this E-mailI Always reply me through my private email address below.
Yours,
Mrs. Rebecca Chile.
Email:mrschilerebecca2002@yahoo.com
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