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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: "PATRICIA BANKS" <patriciabanks06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patriciabanks@she.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:18:00 -0600
Subject: Pay Attention.
NAME: Mrs. Patricia Banks.
EMAIL: patriciabanks@she.com
Dear Sir,
Greetings in the name of Lord Jesus Christ!
I am the above named person from Malaysia but now undergoing medical
treatment .I am married to Dr. John Banks, who worked with Malaysia
embassy in Iraq for nine years before he died in the year 2000. 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. 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 $20 Million ( Twenty Million U.S. Dollars)
with one Finance/Security Company in Europe. Presently, this money is still
with the Security Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last
for the next couple of months due to cancer problem. Though what
disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate
this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I want a church or individual that will use this 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 giveths. 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 don’t need any
telephone ommunication in this regard because of my health and because of
the 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 directive on how to lay claims
with the authorization document on my behalf in Europe.
I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. I will
not contact another person or organization until I hear from you.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours truly
Mrs. Patricia Banks
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