Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
My Late Father, Mr. Thomson Julius (2007)
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from joel thomson joelthomson397@hotmail.com
reply-to joelthomson03@jmail.co.za
date Aug 18, 2007 4:05 PM
subject Attn Please,
Attn Please,
I am Master JOEL THOMSON from COTE IVORY ABIDJAN am 26years old and presently residing at DAKAR SENEGAL because of the political crisis in my country, I got your contact in strict confidence through Senegal chamber of commerce.
I would honestly want to seek for an immediate assisting help from you, I have ($7.400, 000:00USD) with a firm banking in london belonging to my late father MR, THOMSON JULIUS, who was held bondage by the rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.
I ran to Senegal refugee camp when I fine out that my life is in danger. My late father has deposited the above mentioned amount in with finance firm for safe keeping of the fund before his death and I have every document regards the transaction. I have contacted the finance firm and confirmed the safety of the money/ inheritance.
As it is I have the intention of investing the fund in oversees, and however I needed a foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the way of clearing the money from the finance firm and the reefer forwarding it to your account for investment.
I have map out 35% percentage of the fund for you, please do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait for your reply soonest to my email. joelthomson05@yahoo.fr .
Yours truly
Joel Thomson
