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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: "Mrs.Sheila Johnson" <sheila.johnson005@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:50:53 -1000
Subject: Dear beloved friend in christ!
Dear Beloved in Christ,
It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth, I
had no choice than to do what islawful and right in the sight of God for
eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & his mercies and
glory upon my life.
I am Mrs .Sheila Johnson the wife of Mr Harold Johnson, my husband worked
with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for twenty years before he died in theyear
2001.
We were married for ten years without a child. My Husbanddied after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born
again Christians.
Since his death I decidednot 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 ofUS$3.5M. (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand
U.S.Dollars ) with a Bankin Europe. Presently, this money is still with the
Bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to
sign forthe 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.
Presently, I'm 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 tolive. It is my last wish
to see this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in the
World.
Because relatives and friend shave 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 willuse this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I
tookthis decision because I don't have any child that will inherit thismoney
and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want myhusband's
hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers.
I don'twant a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraidof
death hence I know where I am going.
I know that I am going to bein the bosom of the Lord.
Exodus{14 VS14}says that the lord willfight my case and I shall hold my
peace.
I don't need 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. With God all things are
possible.
As soon as i receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my attorney
who is in Europe as he will be the one to assist you in laying claims for
thisfunds. Kindly send your reply to my private email address which is as
follows: mrs.sheila_johnson@yahoo.es
Your Sister in Christ,
Mrs.Sheila Johnson.
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