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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: "MRS MELISSA .A EDWARDS" <melaugustakimm@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:57:19 -0400
Subject: FROM ME
Hello,
I am Mrs. Melissa Augusta Edwards, widow to Mr. Andre Edwards, My Late
Husband was a Petroleum Engineer who worked and jointly owned an Oil field
with the Former Gambia's Minister for Fishery, Natural Resources and
Environment Mr. Bali Mass Taal, along with Amerada Hess, Tullow Oil and GE
Petrol.
My Husband and I arrived in Gambia in 1996 after the discovery of oil along
Gambia Border with Guinea; through friends of my Husband he acquired Oil
fields and started the exploration of oil in the Zafiro Oil field until
April 26th this year when he died.
He was a trained Engineer, he dedicated his life to helping the
underprivileged here in Gambia, He built a Hospital that cared for
Orphanages and for treatment of the sick where Government Hospitals were
deficient, he was very dedicated to God, we had no child until he died of
prostrate Cancer. From money made at his Hospital and Oil exploration, he
had the intension to set up a Foundation/Clinic for the care for Heart
disease and Cancer patients until death struck.
As his Cancer situation deteriorated we visited The University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre in Texas USA, his health situation worsened when
we arrived home in Gambia and died a month later April 26th.
Some Individuals here in Gambia did not like my Late Husband, my late
Husband before his death was always subjected to unwarranted scrutiny and
molestations because as I think we are not natives of this Country and
since he died there has been attempts by these individuals to plunder our
wealth and belongings, it was for this I shipped most our valuables to
Europe and I have recently become sick, I have been diabetic, My Doctor has
expressed his concern that my liver was affected, I am afraid I may not live
too long.
Considering how some Gambians has treated me since my Late Husband died and
having sent all my Late Husband's money US$3.2Million to Europe and my fear
that I may die on a date I don't know, I asked God to make his choice and
direct me to an honest Humanitarian or a believer in helping me make
efficient use of the money even if I die. I am still on my sick Bed here at
the General Hospital in Banjul Gambia I need your open heartedness to stand
in as next of kin or beneficiary, please indicate your deep minded
willingness to help Children without parents, destitute, Orphanages and the
sick with the money and if you can have outlined plans on how the money will
be utilized that will be welcomed.
From my life experience, wealth and material acquisitions does not give
happiness in it's entirety, but joy and contentment in what we have and the
desire to give a helping hand to the needy give more joy.
I shall nominate you as the trustee and shall inform my Late Husband's
Lawyer of all proceedings; this is necessary incase I die.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Melissa A.K. Edwards.
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