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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrs_rosewilford2008@box.az

Fraud email example:

From: "rose wilford" <rosewilford@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsrose_wilford_2005@box.az
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:28:03 +0000
Subject: PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT ON CHURCHES,ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS

Dear beloved friend,

Naturally, this letter might come to you as a surprise, since we have not
met before.It is by the grace of God that this took ocurred,knowing the
truth and the truth shall set me free. Having known the truth, I had no
choice than to do what is lawful and rightful 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 have the pleasure to share my life briefly history with you
and also prayed over it, God revilled to me that you are genuine hearted and
can do this work.

I am the above named person from Netherlands. I am married to Dr.Franklyn
Wilford who worked with Netherlands Embassy here in Nigeria for nine years

before his death on march 2003.We were married for eleven years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before his death, we were both born again christians.When my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of Ten million, five hundred thousand US
Dollars (US$10.5) with barclays bank plc london.


Presently, this money is still with the above mentioned bank here in
London.And the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward
to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to somebody
to receive it on my behalf since i cannot come over there due to my illness.
Again, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer which had indicated to my Doctor that I would not last
for the next four months according to his statement.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations,churches because our relatives have plundered so much of our
wealth since my husband's death and my illness too. 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 and utilize the above mentioned funds and
its interest and distribute it accordingly.

Having known my Condition I decided to donate this fund to church or a
Christian
individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein.I want a person that has God fearing. Someone that will use this
money on churches, orphanages etc 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. My husband relatives are not
Christians and I Don't want this hard earned money to be misused by
Unbelievers. I don't want a Situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly Manner.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. So I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be
in the Bossom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that; the lord will fight my
case and I shall hold my peace.Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must
serve him in spirit and truth.Please always be prayerful all through your
life.

Please i Don't need any telephone Communication in this regard because of my
health and the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't
want them to know about this Development

Any delay in your Reply will give me room in searcing for a church or
Christian individual for this same purpose.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Yours Sister in the Lord,

Mrs rose Wilford

NB: Please kindly contact me on my alternative
email:mrs_rosewilford2008@box.az)
arrangenments regarding this transaction and assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.I want you and the church to always pray for
me.



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