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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: "Mr. JAMES ROBIN" <glen_richard5@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesrobin1945@myway.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:28:34 +0000
Subject: Fulfill my last wish please
Dear friend,
Firstly, I wish you the very best wishes of good health and Success. I also
enjoin you not to wonder as this letter may come to you as a surprise due to
the fact that we have not yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions
of causing you any worries as I decided to contact you through this medium.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel SORRY or PITY for me because I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is Mr Smith Micheal, a merchant
in Dubai, in the U.A.E.
I have been diagnosed with prostate and esophageal Cancer that was
discovered lately due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled
all forms of medicine and right now, I have only about few months to live
according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well,
as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. I wasn't
too generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my
businesses as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this
as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make
all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to
live in this world I would live my life a different way from how I have
lived it.
However, now that I know my time is near, I have decided to give alms to
harity organizations and people, as I want this to be one of the last good
deeds I do on earth.I have willed and given most of my properties and assets
to some orphanages as well as some Schools in the U.A.E. Now that my health
has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself any more. The last of my
money, which I planned to use in openning a shopping complex in London is a
huge cash deposited with a Financial Security Firm abroad, I want to donate
it to any worthy, charity organisation, hence my
contacting you with blind trust having been led by my intuition of goodwill.
MY REQUEST
As a result of my present health situation, I am looking for a trustworthy
individual/firm to help me collect this deposited funds with the Financial
Firm abroad and dispatch it to charity organizations and let them know that
I, Mr Smith Micheal, is making this generous donation as a dying man's last
wish. I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I
wait for my time to come. I pray that God uses you to support and assist me
with good heart.
COMMISSION/REMUNERATION
As regards your commission/remuneration, I have decided to offer you 25% of
the total sum and also set aside 5% for all your expenses (i.e for any
expenses you may incure during the process of this project). I strongly
believe that associating with you to embark on this, will derive a huge
success hereafter and it will mark a lasting bond for you and profound joy
for me. If you are willing to assist me I will be expecting your response.
Please write me only through my secure email address:
smithmicheal77@sify.com
I await your anticipated
co-operation.
Sincerely,
Mr Smith Micheal.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished because I do not want anything that will Jeopardize my
last wish, as I do not want my family people to know about this because I
once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and donate the
money, which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria, they refused
and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. I will be
communicating with you by email as I do not want anybody (my medical staff)
to know what I am up to as they are always around me.
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