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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: jenny manko <jennymanko@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:26:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Awiting you...(Sorry i copied your other mailbox)
Dear Sir,
Please give an ear to this,never you take it as all this huligans messing this media(Internet), not letting people have beleive on the right transaction when it comes.We just need your directions to follow-up.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I still choose to reach you through it because it still remains one of the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is official and private, and it should be treated as such. At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties. I decided to contact you after a frantic search and after being convinced within me that you’ll not disappoint me considering the important of this transaction to me and my family.
I am madam Jenifer Manko, the wife of late Brig. Gen. Duada Frank Manko former assistant Ecomog Commander, He died at the Dafur region of Sudan where they were on a peace keeping mission after being ambushed by Sudanese rebels. He has since being buried in line with military and religious rites.
My purpose of contacting you is to seek your assistance in helping me invest wisely.This particular fund was deposited by my late husband in a security company in Asia. The whole documents relating to the fund are in intact with my eldest son and as a matter of fact, he is the particular person that am contacting you to help on our family behalf in this transaction we want to entrust on you . We intend investing this sum $5.7M in Asia to enable us move from this uncivilise part of the world(Africa). since it was my late husband plan,it pains me much that he did not live to carry on with his plans.Please in the name of all mighty Allah we want you to be our eyes in our investment plan in your country because we are not civilise and we know nothing about business investment.
The amount involved is Five million, seven hundred thousand U.S. dollars(US$5.7m). Upon your receipt of this mail, please we are expecting you to furnish us with the following info:
1. Your Full names,
2. Your Address
3. Your Telephone number.
Upon the receipt of your respond and both parties understanding, I will forward the whole details including the area of assistance required from you.
15% (negotiable) part of the fund will be given to you at the end as compensation for your assistance. This will be discussed when I hear from you. You can get back to me via my alternative mail address jennymanko@lycos.com
Thanks for your anticipated assistance.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Jenifer Manko.
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