The would be victim replies
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Hi Mr.Bangorah Sankoh,

I would like to help you.
Please feed me further details.
My contact number is ############

Also i need to know you further before i can meet you in Accra.
I need to be convinced that you are the son of Foday Sankoh.
1.I can locate an account that accomodate that amount.
2.I shall meet you once your identity is established.
3.I will help you get a residential permit
4.No problem with purchasing a residential villa @$200,000
5.Since the risk might be very high, i would propose a flat fee of
$15million
which would work out to be around 16.6%.

You may call me thru the number that i have given.
Till then,
bye,
##########

The would be victim responds to another letter from the criminals
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My dear friend #######

Thank you for your mail and i understand your position.
I'm now trying to make arragements to get USD3000 which i'm short for the
trip to Accra.
If i have it sooner i will be coming around 22nd. June to Accra.
The total flight cost comes to about USD 4500 and i have about USD 1500.
#########, recently my mother underwent a kidney transplant which cost me
about USD 7000
for the surgery and donor kidney. Other medical expenses and flight ticket
to Delhi (India) where the surgery was done came to about USD2000.

So you see ######### , i'm in a difficult position now but i will try my very
best to help you as i also need the money.

######, would it be possible if you could help me in anyway that would
lessen my load at the moment.
If you can't , it's ok, i'll somehow try to make it by 22nd June.

I think you are a miracle that has touched me and my family as it would
change our lives as we have gone through many failures in life , especially
in running a business that has incurred tremendous loss and which has made
me in hugh debt to banks.
Again, i thank you for choosing me out of millions of other people.
I assure you that when you come to #######, i will take care of you and
your needs.

Dear ######, i hope we can work together to help you achive your dreams
and mine too.
bye for now,
############

The criminal's reply

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----- Original Message -----From: "###### Sankoh" <bangosankoh@yahoo.com
To: #############3
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:05 AM
Subject: urgent


hello freind,
i still thank you so much and may GOD bless you for
accepting to help the helpless.
realy it was a very big pleasure to speak with you on
telephone. it is also a very big relieve to understand
that you can come to accra without a visa.

about the air ticket, i can not promise to send you
money, but i give you the asurance that what so ever
amount you spend in coming to meet me here in accra
ghana, shall be given back to you on the same day you
arive here and we sign out my boxes from the security
company. i will also like to tell you that for
security reasons, i can not go out of accra and come
in again. i would want to take the risk of going out
of accra when i am sure that my money is already in
your country or your position. you should also
understand how sensitive my name and position is
today.
i know that it does not mean that you are not having
this sum, but maybe the trust has not been biult yet.
i assure you that your arival will convince you. even
if it will take you borowing, i asure you get it back
on your arival.

i would also want you to see what you can do as to
make your coming sooner as my contineous stay here in
africa, is realy keeping me restless.i just want you
to reconfirm your coming so that i would know when to
go and alart the company of my coming to release my
properties and also to pay them the amount of
dumourage accumulated so far by the stay of the
consignments.

i stop here so far, hoping to hear from you soon.and
also because of problem and condition, i would want
you to keep this business confidential.

GOD blessings on you and your family.

yours sincerely,
###### sankoh.

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The would be victim replies

--- ########## ############### wrote:
Dear ###### Sankoh,

Thanks for your reply.

I have done some checking and as a ##########, i
don't need a visa to go to
Ghana.
Second thing is the air fare to Accra is about
US4,500 which is about 15,200
malaysian ringgits. This is a lot of money and at
the momemt i'm not able to
raise that amount. i have two proposals:
1. We meet somewhere midway like Dubai in the UAE in
1 to 2 weeks time or
2. I can come to Accra 1st week of July.

I really want to help but with the constraints
mentioned above i need your
input and more time.

Maybe you have a better idea..please tell me.
I definetly want to meet you ###### Sankoh...

Till i hear from you,]
Bye,
#######

The criminal replies

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From: ###### Sankoh <bangosankoh@yahoo.com
To: ######################
Subject: urgent
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 09:52:17 -0700 (PDT)

dear #########
i am very happy in recieving your letter and photo.
i
am also very happy to hear that i am dealing with a
family man as that is very important to me. i say
may
GOD bless you for your understanding and admiting to
help the helpless.

sincerely, i hearing that you have been cuned by the
NIGERIANS, i became very shoked because we from
africa, we dont ever do any thing with the nigerians
because you can never trust them.
i would also tell you that your plans of opening an
account in singapore is very good as you knows where
we may not have problem in banking. but as you may
also understand that it is not good to put all our
eggs in one basket, we will open several accounts in
several banks in several countries. this also must
be
after our meeting.

as you have just asked, firstly, i would want you to
come down to meet me face to face here in ACCRA
GHANA
IN WEST AFRICA. you may find the location from the
world map. i think for now the most important is for
us to meet so that we shall know our rigts and sign
our promises as i have stated in my letter. and
after
which we shall together go to the security company
to
have the boxes released and from there you may take
more money to open the accounts.and for some other
runnings.

about how you can come down to meet me, it is very
simple. you may go to the ghana embacy in your place
if you have. you must tell them that you are coming
for tourism to avoid too much questions. or for
faster
coming, i can get you a cable VISA which is still
desame asthe one the embacy in your place may also
give to you. this is very easy i can get this in
less
than 48hrs.i would prefere the CABLE VISA.

i was even at the security company where i have the
boxes containing this cash today to confirm that
everything is in tact. all is very fine. only i wait
to hear of your coming so that i would go to upset
the little bill accumulated since it was deposited
by
my father.

my lawyer have also advised that it will be better
we
do the change of the ownership of this deposit in
your
name so that it would be protected and easy for
carrying out through the airports. she requests that
you send the first and second page of your nternational passport or driving licence for
immedate
changes.

i have looked for a place to get my phote or
identity
card to be scanned and sent to you, but have not yet
found one. you know this is AFRICA things are not
allways available like your own developed world. i
also tried severaly to telephone you, but too
diffecult and also the time difference. i will keep
insisting untill i get you.
thanks and GOD bless you and your family.

yours freind,
###### sankoh.


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The would be victim replies

--- ################## wrote:
Dear ###### Sankoh,

I'm happy to help you and i will do my best to
help
another fellow being in
need.

Dear ######, please don't misunderstand me as
to
why i need proof that i'm
dealing with a genuine case as i have been taken
for
a rided by the Nigerian
letter scam.
But i have a feeling that you are genuine and i
would like to help you.

As for my background, i'm married and have 3
daughters.
i live with my wife and my 3 daughters in #####
##### , a city which is 20
minutes from Singapore.

So the best place to put the money would be in
Singapore as you can easily
withdraw without any problems. 
I would have to open a foreign account in
Singapore
where you can deposit
the money.

Ok tell me precisely where i should go and how to
get there.

I'm sending a photo of myself.

Take care and bye,
##########

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The criminal replies

From: ###### Sankoh <bangosankoh@yahoo.com
To: #############
Subject: business favour please
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:50:50 -0700 (PDT)

dear #######
I am in receipt of your reply and the content
well
understood. i thank you so much for your
understanding
and i say may GOD bless you for accepting to help
the
helpless.

from your letter, i am confiused about the kind
of
proove you want since you may not know much about
our
background. but i think if you want, i will send
you
the doccuments i used while in ABIDJAN- COTE
D'IVOIRE.
before i finaly letf there because of
intimidations
and the treath that some who recognised me wanted
to
put me into trouble. but i also believe in action
the
truth in what i am telling you. all i would tell
you is get your ticket and come down to know me more
face
to face that i think would be more convincing.
i will call you and my own personal line is
+233 242 75725. you are free 24hrs to contact
me. i stop here so far, hoping to hear from you
soonest.

The victim follows a "hunch" and searches the Internet.  His search brings him to NASPA where he is able to find a long list of similar scam letters.   Congratulations Mr. Would Be Victim.  You have saved yourself and your family from certain financial and emotional ruin.

The victim has not yet committed a crime and therefore cannot be blackmailed or harassed.