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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: LUKE FISHER <lukegeorgefisher@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:12:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: may peace be unto you
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW YOU ARE A GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO IS WILLING TO HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY,I NEED YOU TO ESTABLISH A CHARITY FOUNDATION FOR THE POOR AND THE LESS PRIVILLEDGE.
FIRSTLY LET ME INTRODUCE MY MYSELF.
I AM ENGINEER LUKE G FISHER, FROM HOLLAND,I USE TO WORK WITH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION(NNPC). BEFORE MY CURRENT ILLNESS, I WAS DIAGNOSING OF LUKEMMIA (CANCER OF BLOOD).UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I HAVE NO CLOSE RELATIVE IN NIGERIA , MY WIFE TOOK MY ONLY SON AND LEFT ME TWO YEARS AGO TO UNITED KINGDOM , SINCE THEN I HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH THEM AND MY ONLY SURVIVING SISTER DIED AMONG THE VICTIM OF THE TSUNAMI WATER DISASTER, I MAY NOT SURVIVE FROM THIS SICKNESS AS ALL MEDICATIONS HAVE FAILED I AM ONLY ALIVE TODAY THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD AND BY CONTINOUS BLOOD TRANSMISSION. I AM A RELIGIOUS MAN, WHO BELIEVE STRONGLY ON THE WORD OF GOD,I WAS WATCHING THE TELEVISION ONE MORNING, ONE PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL,PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ME AND I GAVE MY LIFE TO GOD , IN ORDER TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF GOD , I HAVE DECIDE THAT I WILL ASIST THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILLEDGE PEOPLE IN THE WORD BY SETTING UP A CHARITY FOUNDATION IN MY NAME.
BEFORE MY CURRENT ILLNESS I DESPOSITED SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE TUNE OF US$28,248,000(TWENTY EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FOURTY EIGHT THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WITH A FINANCE INSTITUTE IN THE COUNTRY HERE(NIGERIA).WHY I CONTACTED YOU THROUGH E-MAIL IS TO REPATRATE THE FUND TO YOU FOR THE USE OF BULDING THE CHARITY FOUNDATION IN YOUR LOCATION, AS THE MONEY WILL BE OF NO USE TO ME AFTER MY DEPARTURE FROM THE EARTH ,I AM CRITICALLY ILL AND CANNOT STAND UP FROM SICK BED, I HAVE NO ANY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNITING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD EXCEPT BY THE HELP OF THE SYSTEM NETWORK INTERNET BESIDE MY SICK BED AND THE HELP OF NURSE THAT HELP ME TO TYPE MAILS.
I WILL ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS I WILL WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR THE DOCTOR AND NURSE THAT ARE CARING FOR ME AND YOU PROMISE ME THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD, BECAUSE WHAT I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR TRUST AND HONESTY ,TO HELP CARRY OUT THIS CHARITY FOUNDATION YOU WILL HAVE THE SHARE OF 24% OF THE FUND AND THEN USE THE REST FOR THE CHARITY FOUNDATIO AT YOUR LOCATION, AS SOON AS YOU MAKE YOUR INTEREST KNOW TO ME, I WILL SEND YOU ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSITEDE FUNDS AT FINANCE INSTITUTE FOR CLAIMS TO SETUP THE CHARITY FOUNDATION.
IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE.
THAT THE FUND WOULD BE FOR ANYOTHER PURPOSE THAN THE STATED ABOVE. IT MUST BE USE TO BENEFIT MANKIND. ONCE AGAIN DO REMEMBER ME IN PRAYER, BECAUSE ONLY PRAYERS CAN CHANGE MY PRESENT HEALTH CONDITION.
YOU CAN E-MAIL ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: lukefishergeorge@walla.com
I EXPECT YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE SOONEST.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
ENGR, LUKE G FISHER.
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