Anatomy of a Scam Letter

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From: “Mrs Theresa Williams” <theresa_williams9@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007
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Subject: My aim of contacting you is !!!

Good day Sir/Madam!!
 
I offer my friendship, and I hope this letter meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you,
I am Mrs Theresa Williams, From Benin, West Africa.
 
Attn: Calvary greetings to you and your family. I got your E-mail through my internet
search and would like to introduce myself to you and I want you to consider my proposal to you. My name is Mrs Theresa Williams, 48 years, A citizen of Sierra-Leone, Wife of late Fidelix Williams, who before his death was the person managing the Sierra – Leone goldand diamond corporation( SGDC ).
 
I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged my country for the past years now . It was in one of this attacks by the rebels that led to the death of my husband and three of my children , now I am left with only my last son David . I was terrified of the situation and because of this I escaped with my son David from Sierra-Leone to Benin into a refugee camp but brought along the sum of (US$8.1M) eight million one hundred thousand United States dollars in a metallic box and presently in a security company as family valuables .
 
My aim of contacting you is to seek for your able assistance as a front in transferring this fund abroad into an account , then as a business developer , you can help us to invest wisely in areas you deem lucrative and finally obtain a residential permit for us to stay comfortable in your country of abode . Presently we cannot go back to Sierra-Leone because of the situation there and you know that Benin where we are now is politically unstable; we therefore wish you could help us get out of here before it become worse. We are prepared to offer you 10% of the total funds for your able assistance and support and would send you proofs of the funds as soon as we favourably hear from you .
 
Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons .
 
Thanking you in anticipation and God bless.
Mrs Theresa Williams.