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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: sent honest <honest_sent18@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <honest_family5000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 19:06:15 +0200
Subject: Greetings
IN NEED OF ASSISTANCEFROM ROBERT SANKOH SONFROM; Mrs. Rose SANKOH MOTHERABIDJAN - COTE D'IVOIREATTN : THE MANAGING DIRECTORSir,/MadamIt took me a long time to make up my mind to let you know about thisbusinessproposal I am to introduce to you. It is because I don't want to throwaway golden opportunity I have by involving the wrong person . I do hopethat you willnot let me down because this is something that will be of mutual benefitto both of us.As indicated above, my name is MR Robert SANKOH son of the rebel leaderFODAY F. SANKOH former chairman of A Sierra Leonine Gold and DiamondCorporation). My father was arrested by the present government of Mr.TEJAN KABBAH for planing to overthrew his government.Though, I do not know to what extend you are familiar with events anddisturbancesin Sierra Leone. However, during the disturbances and prior to my father'sarrest, he gave me a certificate meant for a secret deposit he made in aSecurity Company in Abidjan.The deposit is worth $ 22,000,000 (Twenty two million US) in cash and 250kilos of raw gold concealed and declared as containing family items . TheSecurity Company only know the content of one box . While none of SecurityCompany officials is aware of the real content of the second box.According to my father, the said money was paid to the corporation by it'soverseas customers in the heat of the disturbances and the gold he made itwhen he was the chairman. He made this deposit as belonging to my father'sforeign partners with the hope of converting it to his family use at theend of the conflict. But later, he was arrested when the fracasintensified as a result of the involvement of the UN Peace Keeping forcein Sierra Leone .On the strength of the above, I fled to Abidjan with my mother where I ampresently residing. However I have gone to the Security Company to confirmthe deposit and inform them that my father's foreign partner is coming toclaim the consignment.Therefore, I solicit for your assistance (hoping that you are honest andtrustworthy) in transferring the money out of Africa for business worldand also, look for somebody who can buy the gold for me. You will becompensated adequately for your participationin this transaction. if youare interested, I will highly appreciate your physicalpresence in Abidja n for the following reasons :1- To know each other very well2- To sign agreement of trust3- To see and confirm everything yourself.4- To finalise modalities for successful transferof the money and gold.For the propose of security and to guarantee hitch-free transaction, assoon as you receive this message. You must maintain absoluteconfidentillity toensure success.Awaiting your immediate response.Best Regard,Mr. Robert SankohRose Sankoh mother
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