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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: Esthel Johnson <esthelj@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:39:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Esthel Johnson
From Esthel Johnson
Amina Guest House
Room No: 203
Abidjan Ivory Coast
West African
Please reply me to through my private email; esthelj@yahoo.com
Dearest One,
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk, confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. My name is Esthel Johnson, I am 19 years old. I am the only daughter of Late Hon Dr. Lambert Johnson the former Minister of Transport and Communication under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of Liberia.
My father was arrested on 1st of Nov 2001 by Charles Taylor on allegation of using his position in the Govenment to aid smuggling of diamond from the Lofia county diamond field, it was just a political vendetta. On the process my father later died in the prison,it was diagnonised that he was poisoned, but the Government report says he died of heart failure.
While my father was still in the prison, he sent a note to me before his death in 2006 regarding a deposit of sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (7,500,000 USD) he deposited with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire,he used my name in depositing the funds as the beneficiary and next of kin to it and and the original document of deposit is intact.
He instructed me to leave immediately with the documents to Abidjan Cote D'ivoire to facilitate the claim of the funds. Meanwhile i have located the Bank in Abidjan cote d'ivoire, and have also discussed the possibilities of transfering the funds to your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security purposes. My father left a clause that i must reach the age of 24yrs before i could manage the fund myself that i have to introduce a trusted foreign partner who would be my trustee to help me invest this fund hence the need for your assistance. I request that you be my trustee and help me to transfer this fund into your country for investment purposes on the followings below:
Telecommunication
International School Five star hotel
And you will help me find a good school where i can continue my education while you will also be resposible for the investment and management of the fund for me till such a time i will finish my education and be matured enough to face the investment you will negotiate for me,also we shall reach an agreement on a percentage you will take for your assistance. Please let me know immediately if you can assist me so that I will give you more information about the deposit.
Thanks and God Bless
Yours sincerely
Esthel Johnson.
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