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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: smith sha <smith_0011965@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:31:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ROM MR SMITH SHAWN
FROM MR SMITH SHAWN
DONATION OF MY $5.5 MILLION TO CHARITY THROUGH YOU.
Good day and God bless you. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with
you in this charity project. Though, this medium (Internet) has
been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it
still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and
it should be treated as such.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me because i
believe everyone will die someday. My name is Smith Shaw, a
merchant in Dubai U.A.E.
I have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. 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 am 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 is more to life than just wanting to have or make all
the money in the world.
I believe when i have a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that i
may not live longer, 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 mercy to be shown on 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.
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 Indian, Sudan 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 have left for
them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit
of 5.5 million united states dollars that I have with a finance
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatched it to charity organizations such as those that cater for
the recent New orleans,Mississipi USA, Katrina Disaster, HIV AIDS
research etc. I have set aside 30% for you and for your time. God
be with you.
Regards,
Smith Shaw.
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