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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: giskwa17@seznam.cz
Reply-To: gisele_kw1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:42:00 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?In=20Confidence=2FFrom=20Philip=20kwafu?=
In Confidence/From Philip kwafu
I am philip kwafu son of late Mr.Alfred kwafu a licensed solid mineral (gold, diamond, etc) exporter before he passed away. Before his death my father, apparently, married a woman who became my stepmother because my mother died when we was very young. our stepmother already had two daughters of about my sister age, and they came with her to live in our Father's house. I discovered that there was some ill-feeling from our stepmother towards me and my sisther giselle, since then we have been badly treated; being forced to undertake work befitting only a servant, in our father's own house.
When our father died instead of being in the state of mourns as custom demand, she went as much as desired and claimed our father's property as well into the future regarded as a possible danger to our live. our father before passing away informed me privately that he had an account valued $235,000 usd which he intend to transfer into his foreign associate's account for investment abroad on my behalf, this money he acquired from the export
contract he secured and executed under the umbrella of the government. Truly we don't know you but considering our situation and security,
couple with an uncontrollable crisis between the rebels and government, our live is no more protected here.we confided on your assistance and write with every respect due to your good person and ask that you assist me to get
the money transfer to your bank account on our behalf as our late father's foreign associate to your country for investment.
So please we want to know you better.we are willing to offer you $235,000 for your assistance after the successful transfer of this money for investment; I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate, industrial production or any other lucrative investment you bring to ourr notice in your country.
Please if you are willing to assist us, indicate your interest by sending your phone number & address so that we can communicate with you at any time. I will be waiting for your response.
thanks
Philip kwafu
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