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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: "mr odogu1" <mrodogu1@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Reply-To: peter_oboshi@myway.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:48:48 -0500
Subject: Dear friend,
Dear friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I
believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Mr. Peter Oboshi. Welsh a crude oil dealer i am 51 yrs of
age I lost my wife and two dauthers in a car accident
here in the Nigeria. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer
and have been in the hospital hear in Nigeria for a very long time.
It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
about few months to live, according to the medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone (not even myself) but my business and wealth. 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 God gives me a secondchance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it till date.
Now that God is calling me, I have willed and shared most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members,
including 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 before Gods call. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity organizations hear in Nigeria,
Algeria ,Malaysia and also the Tsunami victims. 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 account 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
eight million united states dollars ($8.000.000) that I have with a
finance and trust Company in Europe. I would want you to help me
collect this deposit and distribute it to charity organizations in
your country.
I would want you to keep 20% of the funds to yourself and dispatch the
rest to charity organizations. Please reply this mail as soon as
possible even if you cannot handle this transaction on my behalf.
God be with you,
Mr. Peter Oboshi.
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