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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mothersmith4christ@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "evang diane smith" <dianasmith6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mothersmith4christ@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:40:46 +0100
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU

From:Evang. Mrs. Diane Smith.
Beloved In Christ.


Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.


I am mother Diane Smith from Netherlands, a widow to late Richard A. Smith
who used to worked with shell company in Nigeria, i am 61 years old, and i'm
now a new christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.
from all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite
obvious that i may not live for more than (6) six months according to the
doctor's result. and i have lost ability to talk or hear due to present
illness i suffer from.

My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.before
my husband's 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. my late husband had a deposit of the sum of $7,000,000.00
(seven million u.s. dollars) with a security company in nigeria before his
death. please note that, this fund is deposited in the security company.
Therefore, my lawyer will file an immediate application for the transfer of
the money in the name of your ministry.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. having known my
condition of health i have decided to donate this fund to churches,
orphanage homes or a better christian individual that will utilize this
money the way i am going to instruct here in.

I want an individual that will help me claim these funds and utilize them to
fund churches, Orphanages homes and widows, propagating the word of God and
to ensure that the house of God is maintained. Because the bible made us to
understand 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's
relatives because they have misused my late husband's properties in the
past. This is why i don't want to have anything to do with them since they
are not christians. And i don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
misused by unbelievers, that's why i kept this away from them. As 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. Exodus 14 vs.14 says that the lord will fight my case and i shall
hold my peace. with God, all things are possible. And as soon as i receive
your reply, i will give you the contact of the security company so you can
contact them on my behalf to claim the fund as whom i have chose to inherit
the fund, so that you can utilize it as i have instructed. I also want you
to always pray for me for long live, because I believe the lord is my
shepherd and i will live more than expected to declare the glory of God.

My happiness is that i lived a life of a worthy christian. who so ever that
must serve the lord must serve him in spirit and truth. please always be
prayerful all the time.

Lastly, i honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for
the said purpose, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without christ is vanity. may the grace of our lord Jesus the love of God
and the fellowship of God be with you.

Pls, send me your reply to my private email: mothersmith4christ@yahoo.co.uk

I shall wait your sincere and positive reply. May God bless you.

yours in christ,

Evang. Mrs. Diane Smith.

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