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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: sonia adams <soniaadams74@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: s_adam19@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:01:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Sonia Adams
Dearest One, Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you that might lead us to ever lasting relationship. This is however not mandatory nor will i in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I got your name and contact from the internet when i was searching for a reliable and
trustworthy person and I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that can help me out of this difficulties and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for
this simple and sincere help . I am Sonia Adams , the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams . My father was a very wealthy Rubber and Gold merchant in Monrovia , the economic capital of LIBERIA , my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a
business trip .
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on 24 october 2006 in a private hospital here in Monrovia he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Two million ,five hundred thousand United State
Dollars.USD($2.500,000) left in a suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Monrovia ,that he used my name as his only Daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I
should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as small scale business. I am a university undergraduate. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of members of my late father's family who has not stop
disturbing me about the where about of this fund after they have succeeded in
claiming almost all the valuable properties that he left behind for me, coupled with incessant political crisis here in Liberia . The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. Moreover, Please I will like you tell me how much percentage that you will require for assisting me. After the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated
account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Sonia Adams
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