I HOPE THIS LETTER MEETS YOU IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRIT; I AM PHILIP NEWMAN WILLIAMS, A SIERRA LEONIAN. PRESENTLY, I LIVE AS A REFUGEE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER SANDRA. I AM A VICTIM OF WAR AND THE SON OF LATE CHIEF HANSON WILLIAMS THE ASSASINATED FORMER ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION.
MY FATHER WAS KILLED WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DURING WORKING HOURS WHEN THE REBEL TROOP STORMED AND RAIDED THE MINING CORPORATION OFFICE AT THE HEAT OF THE CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE REBELS ALSO INVADED OUR RESIDIENC IN WHICH MY MOTHER AND TWO OF OUR SECURITY MEN WERE KILLED IN THE COMPOUND WHILE I WAS OUT FOR A SPECIAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER WAS IN SCHOOL.
I HAD A SINGULAR SHOCK AND TRAUMA, WHICH COMPELLED US TO FLEE FROM THE COUNTRY TO UNITED KINGDOM BY THE HELP OF AN ARMY COLONEL, WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MY LATE FATHER. I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ACT AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FUNDS US$135.8M (ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY FIVE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) ONLY DEPOSITED IN CUSTODY OF A BANK IN GHANA BY MY LATE FATHER. I AM THE BENFICIARY BUT AN ADMINISTRATOR IS REQUIRED AS THE CONDITION OF RELEASE OF THE FUND AS INSTRUCTED BY MY LATE FATHER.
I AM MAKING THIS REQUEST TO YOU WITH TEARS IN MY EYES AND I FEEL THAT GOD ALMIGHTY WILL TOUCH YOU WITH HIS SPIRIT TO LISTEN TO MY CRY FOR HELP AND ANSWER ME WITHOUT DELAY. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, I BEG TO GIVE YOU 25% OF THIS MONEY. IN YOUR REPLY, SEND YOUR TELEPHONE, MOBILE AND FAX NUMBER FOR MORE DETAILS.
THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED WITH 7 WORKING DAYS.
BEST REGARDS,
PHILIP NEWMAN WILLIAMS.
