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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" <melissa_p1965@melissafoundationcharity.com>
Reply-To: melissa_p1965@sify.com
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:23:17 +0000
Subject: Dearly Beloved in Christ
Dearly 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-sevenyears
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 a huge sum of money in American 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
anywhere 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. 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 caseand 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.
please reply to:melissa_p1965@sify.com
Yours in Christ,
Melissa Pointer.
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