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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • sister_meriwetherforthefamily@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs meriwether williams <sister_mwilliams9@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sister_meriwetherforthefamily@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:23:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CAVARY GREETINGS FROM MADAM MERIWETHER WILLIAMS




CHU DE TREICHVILLE HOSPITAL
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.

PRAY FOR ME





Dearest in christ jesus,
With Due Respect And Humanity,I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.

I am Mrs meriwether williams. from Kuwait . I am married to Mr.jerry williams who worked with kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were both born again christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry 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$1.5million dollars in a Bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.Presently, this money is still in Bank.Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity organization that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an organization that will use this fund for orphanages, school and church ,widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. 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 relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this 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". I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank here in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire.

I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another organization for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply. Remain blessed in the Lord.pls do contact me on this address....... sister_meriwetherforthefamily@yahoo.com


Yours in Christ,
Madam meriwether williams
(please this charity gift most be used as fellows (1) orphanages (2) schools (3) widows (4) churches of God and other charity organization around the world.pls)


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