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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: Toure Hameed <tourehameed_01@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 02:37:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY
Dear Beloved,
My name is Hameed Toure, A Bahrain national, As you read this story, I do not want you to feel sorry for me as I know everyone will die someday. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer and it has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a 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. Though I was very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there ismore 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 come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends .I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have Distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, 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. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Eighteen Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States ($18,500,000.00) that I have with a finance House abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and despatch it to charity organizations.
Please note that 20% of this funds must go to the hurricane katrina victims and another 25% for your effort and time and the remaining funds can be disbursed to other charity organisations.
I will provide you with further details immediately I hear from you. Please respond through this email i used in sending you this mail.
Regards.
Hameed Toure
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