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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: JOHNSON MANFUL <johnson_manful11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnson_manful@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:35:29 +0000
Subject: HELLO.
Beloved in Christ,Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you.However,my proposal is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. johnson Manful are my names.I am 23 years old and the only child of my late parents, Nana and Mrs Kwesi Manful. My father was a highly reputable business magnet who operated in the capital city of Ghana during his days. It is sad to say that he was poisoned in France during one of his business trips abroad in October, 2005 and he passed away six months and four days later { 15th April, 2006} at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital here in Accra. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 3 years old and since then my father took me so special. My uncle is in charge of my father's businesses now.His wife just occupies a seat and throws orders around as if the money they are sitting on belong to them.I do all the house works while my uncle's children are meant to sleep,eat and read their books.My uncle's wife will always complain that the soup I prepared is not tasty due to lack of salt or excess of it.I am shouted at or beaten up at every little mistake.I am fed up.All I want now is to run away to a place where I would have peace to live and further my education and I have contacted you to assist me to transfer out of Ghana the sum of $U50.3Million and 300kg of AU Gold which my father deposited with a Security Company for my upkeep when it became obvious he was going to die. I want you to use this money to secure traveling papers, get a house, good school and invest the rest for me in a lucrative business. My uncle do not know about this money and my father,on his sick bed,warned me never to let him know about it.I'll appreciate if you keep this letter secret or delete it if you do not accept my proposal. You'll be rewarded with 20% of the total funds should you accept to honour my proposal. Thanking you in anticipation. johnson manful
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