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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: Helen Kofi <helenkof138@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <helenkof@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:27:28 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD!!
Dear Sir/Madam,Good
day to you. I am contacting you about a need I have and I believe you
are well able to help me either personally or as an
institution(company). It all depends on our trusting each other and
your readiness to help me. But we all stand to be greatly rewarded in
the course. One thing I know is that you are able to help me and appeal
to you to please do.I
am Helen S. Kofi,a 30yrs old woman from Ghana. I became a widow
18months ago. The source of my husband's death was believed to be from
our detractors who are never happy he was making so much progress. The
issue is that my husband sold a piece of land he inherited from his latefather.
He made so much fortune from the sales because mineral deposit (gold)
was found to be on the land. He deposited the money(about $24.2M USD)
in a bank here in Accra Ghana as safe keep. He was later afflicted with
an unexplainable disease which kept him incapacitated for two years.
Money could not help him out as he died 18 months ago with the ailment.After
his death, his family was on me to tell them where the money was lodged
as they have taken over all of his belongings. They have also emptied
his bank accounts with other banks and discovered the money was not
lodged there. My husband warned me not to disclose the money to his
family before he died in the hospital. The family has left me and my
son with nothing. I now fend for myself and Junior my son which is
pretty hard.My
plan is to relocate from Ghana, but I will need to move out the money
left by my husband. Any attempt for me to try and move it in my name
will cause me more problems than I can imagine as an African woman.
Once I move the money out, I'll come to your country where I will
invest the money under your guide.The
main reason of contacting you is to solicit your help in standing as my
foreign business partner to whom I can send the cash. I will get all
necessary documents to help us move the fund to you which will enable
me to come over and get the money shared between us 65% for me 30% for
you/your establishment(as the case may be) for helping out as well as
5% set aside for refund of any expenses that you or your establishment
as well as anyone who assists in this can incur in the course of this
money being transfered to you.Please
NOTE that the earlier you help me the better as you will be doing God a
great favor because my life is no more save with these people here.I
will need your reply stating your readiness to help in seeing this deal
through.Please give me your phone number so that I can call you to
discuss it further.I wait for your favorable reply asap.Helen Kofi
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