by Chris Fuller
Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:14 pm
This scam letter has many aspects that are designed to appeal:
- Charley and his sister claim to be the children of a General.
- Their father was also the General Manager of a diamond company.
- Both father and mother were killed.
- Charley and his sister are young.
- They have inherited lots of money which they are willing to share.
- They also want to invest money: potentially in your business.
- They are keen to continue their education.
Don't believe a word of it! This email was carefully constructed by a scammer who is not the rich orphan of a General, and who does not have millions of dollars to share with you. Instead, he has one intention: to take money from you. Pretending to be Charley, and also later pretending to be the Bank Manager, and possibly a Lawyer as well, the scammer will tell you that there are various fees to be paid before any of his imaginary money can be transferred.
It is a scam. There is no money to transfer, and no money will ever be shared with you.
- Charley and his sister claim to be the children of a General.
- Their father was also the General Manager of a diamond company.
- Both father and mother were killed.
- Charley and his sister are young.
- They have inherited lots of money which they are willing to share.
- They also want to invest money: potentially in your business.
- They are keen to continue their education.
Don't believe a word of it! This email was carefully constructed by a scammer who is not the rich orphan of a General, and who does not have millions of dollars to share with you. Instead, he has one intention: to take money from you. Pretending to be Charley, and also later pretending to be the Bank Manager, and possibly a Lawyer as well, the scammer will tell you that there are various fees to be paid before any of his imaginary money can be transferred.
It is a scam. There is no money to transfer, and no money will ever be shared with you.
from charly mary <[email protected]>
to [email protected]
date Fri, Feb 12, 2010
subject Letter to Attend Urgently.
Good Day To You,
We are Charley and Mary the children of Late General Charley Cosongo
the former Director of military intelligence and special acting
General Manager of the
sierra Leone Diamond mining operation( S.L.D.M.C ). We are contacting
you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest US 8.5 million
belonging to our
late father which is deposited in a bank here in Ghana ,This money is
revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which were under my
fathers possession before the civil war broke out. Following the break
out of the war, almost all government offices,operations and parasites
were attacked and vandalized.
The S.L.D.M.C was looted and burnt down to ashes,and diamonds worth
millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who
attacked our fathers office, many top government officials and senior
army officers were assassinated and our father was a key target
because of his very sensitive military position and appointment in the
S.L.D.M.C.Regrettably, our father was captured and murdered along with
his brother in cool blood during a mid-night rebel shoot-out when our
official residence in Freetown was ambushed by forded sank o the
notorious rebel leader. Our mother sustained very sever bullet
injuries which resulted to her untimely and painful death in a private
hospital here in Ghana ,Now we are alone in a totally strange country
without parents, relatives or any body to care for us at our tender
ages. Before our mother died, she told us that our father deposited
some money which he made from diamond sales and contracts in a bank
here in Ghana and that we should pray and find a trust worthy foreign
business partner who would help us to transfer and invest this money
in profitable business venture overseas.
She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ghana and then
settle down abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the deposit
and then told us that our father used my name as the only son to
deposit the money in the bank.She told us that this is the reason why
we came to Ghana. My mother died after wards. May her spirit rest in
perfect peace.I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this
money and I spoke with the Manager of International remittance who
assured me that everything is intact and promised to help us transfer
this money to my fathers foreign partners bank account as soon as we
provide our fathers partners foreign bank account for them. However,
the manager is very concerned because of our age. I am 20 years why my
younger sister is17 years and as such advised that we should look for
a matured person that will represent me at the bank.
If you are willing to assist us,please let us know immediately so that
you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the
bank.Please note that we will offer you 30% of the total money as
compensation for your noble assistance in accordance with my mothers
advise. I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you
consider very good in your country and you would also get a school for
me, my little sister so that we can finish our college
education.Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred
to your account because of the political crises they are having in
Ghana now. We are hoping to hear your urgent response.Thank you and
may God bless you and your dear family.
Yours sincerely
Charley and Mary.
