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An Email with the Subject "Dear Friend," was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:25:54 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Mr Charlse"<mrcharlsebangura@yahoo.com>.
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Dear Friend,
CONFIDENTIAL
Compliment of the day!
With the good reference made of your esteemed personal/office, I hereby wish to commence talks with
you on a high confidential level. I am Mr Charlse Bangura presently staying in refugee camp in
London-England the son of the former MINISTER OF FINANCE of SIERRA LEONE, MR THAIMU BANGURA a Gold
dealer. During the recent crisis in my country, my late father was captured and killed by the
rebels who accused him of mis-appropriation of funds and embezzlement.
Shortly after his death, I and the rest of the family escaped to London England for safety. He [my
late father] left some document with me indicating consignment deposit made with a security company
before his death, which the content is US$8M {Eight Million United States Dollars}.
I and my family are soliciting for your personal assistance with top arranges and to receive this
money on behalf of my family and ensure that the money is utilized wisely in a country of stable
Economy like your country. The purpose of the money will be for a viable investment after we have
collected the money from the security Vault Company. The box was deposited for safe-keeping and
your assistance is required because our status as political refugee does not permit us to handle
large sum of money here, and you will also be accepted to provide us with information on investment
opportunities in your country.
We do not wish to contact any of my late father's business comrades/partner because we do not know
who exactly caused his death. I and my family reason of contacting you is for your co-operation for
you to assist the family in the removing of the fund out of the security company in your favor and
ours as well. Moreover, to help us use the fund carefully for investment. All the necessary
document is at my reach. With confidence in you as a trust-worthy person to act in good faith! I
will introduce you to the security company where the fund is been deposited. Again i will provide
the Documents concerning the deposited fund in the security company.
Since your particulars will appear on every vital document as the owner of the fund this
transaction will attract 30% for the assist you are rendering.
I look forward to your reply. Please reply to my person email address: mr.charlsebangura@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mr Charlse Bangura.
[For: The Family]