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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" <melissapointer22@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:02:06 +0000
Subject: BELOVED ONE
Dearly Beloved
It is by the grace of the Lord that I send you this letter, Having known
the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight
of The Lord for eternal life and in the sight of man for
witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life.
I am Mrs Melissa Pointer the wife of Mr Harry Pointer, my husband worked
with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for Fifteen years before he died in the
year 2001.We were married for ten 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 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.It is said 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.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.
Yours Ever.
Melissa Pointer.
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