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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: mel_pointer@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:26:48 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Calvary=20Greetings=20and=20Compliments=2E=2E=2E?=
From: Mrs Melissa Pointer
Dearly Beloved,
It is by the grace of the Lord that I send you this letter. Having
known
the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the
sight
of The Lord for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of
God's
mercy and glory upon my life.
I am Mrs Melissa Pointer, the wife of Mr Harry Pointer, my husband
worked
with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for Fifteen years before he died in
the
year 2001.We were married for ten years without a child. My Husband
died
after a brief illness that lasted for several 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 US $8.6M. (Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)
with a Bank in Europe. Presently, this money is still with the Bank and
the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign
for the release of this money or rather issue a letter of authorization
to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.
I'm presently in a hospital in Kenya where I have been undergoing
treatment
for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors
have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish
to
see this money distributed to charity organizations any where in the
World.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since
my illness, 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 Stand
and
collect the Funds from the Bank.
I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund
churches,
orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that
the
house of God is maintained. It is said that blessed is the hand that
giveth.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians coupled with the fact
that 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 know that I am going to be in the bosom of
the
Lord.
My condition will not allow any telephone communication in this regard
because
of my soundless voice and presence of my husband's relatives around me
always.
I don't want them to know about this development because, "With God,
nothing
shall be impossible".
As soon as I receive your reply to this mail, I shall give you the
contact
of the Attorney who is in Europe as he will be the one to assist you in
laying claims to this funds.
May God richly bless you even as you take my situation to heart and
decide
to uphold this great task for the upliftment of the less prividged to
the
glory of God Almighty.
Yours Ever,
Melissa Pointer.
N.B: Kindly send your response to: mrspointer_foundation@mail.com
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