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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Melissa Pointer" <info@church-zone.org>
Reply-To: mel_pointer00@myway.com
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 23:00:19 +0000
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH
Dear Beloved in Christ,
It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, Having
known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful
and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the
sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my
life.
I am Mrs Melissa Pointer the wife of in the Mr Harry
Pointer, my husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya
for twenty years before he died in the year 2001.We were
married for twenty-seven years without a child.
My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days. Before his death we were both born again
Christians.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US
$3.5M. (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)
with a Bank in Europe.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the
management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward
to sign for the release of this money or rather issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf if I can not come over.
Presently, I'm in a hospital in Kenya where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since
lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I
have only a few weeks to live.
It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations any where in the World.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my
wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of
entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I beg of you in the name of God to help me Stand
and collect the Funds from the Bank.
I want a person that is God fearing that will use this
money to fund churches, orphanages and widows propagating
the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is
maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand
that giveth.
I took this decision because I don't have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned
money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner.Hence the reason for taking this
bold decision.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I
know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus
14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my soundless voice and presence of my husband's
relatives around me always. i don't want them to know about
this development. With God all things are possible. As soon
as I receive your reply I shall give
you the contact of Attorney who is in Europe as he will be
the one to assist you in laying claims for this funds.
PLESAE RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
:mel_pointer00@myway.com
Yours in Christ,
Melissa Pointer
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