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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. Emily Colburn" <bay.bay@us.com>
Reply-To: emily.colburn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:52:27 +0200
Subject: Charity Foundation Project
Dear,
My greetings to you, I know you may be wondering why am addressing you so personal, though we have not had any acquaintance in the past, it is my strong conviction that our destiny is tired and we have a great responsibility for less privilege ones. My name is Mrs. Emily Colburn am a 59 years old widow diagnosed with cancer for over 3 years now. I was born on 31 March 1948 in Kiev. I graduated from the Korotchenko Kiev Institute of National Economy where I obtained degree in industry planning. I moved to London in 1974, where I got married to Mr. Williams Colburn, who was then the project manager with GAZPROM, In 1991, GAZPROM was contracted for the construction and supply of Gas to the ELECTRICITY COMPANY OF GHANA in Ghana (West Africa) and my husband was sent to work there. He resign from active duties due to illness and died in 2005. Though his death was a huge blow to me, having no children, I have come to accept the fact that death is a price which every man will have to pay one day.
After his death, I was left with the responsibility of managing his estate, including entitlements He received from his work place. I have tried my best in investing this fund, but sometimes when I remember the fact that I have no children that will inherit these estate or continue to manage it, I feel very sad. Three year ago I was diagnosed with Uterine Sarcoma cancer, though I have being able to get the best medical attention, I keep going in and out of hospital, of which presently am in hospital for a surgical operation. In the past years, I have being involved in various charity and voluntary project, I have donated funds to agencies in the Voluntary sector, like the Positive Women organization here in UK, the African HIV Policy Network, the George House Trust. While my health seen uncertain, I have being inspired to operate a "CHARITY TRUST FUND" from where fund will be made available to local charity organization around the world. Knowing fully well that this project will be tasking and will require much of research and bearing in mind my condition, I am offering you the duty of a Charity Manager in this project. I shall make available the sum of Ten Million three hundred thousand Dollars ($10,300,000.00) of my husband investment turn over in Africa to you for this purpose.
"Why me"? You may be asking yourself now, I want you to know that God work in a miraculous way and you may just found out how important it was that I contact you, because if am not wrong, you might be presently be working with a small NGO, or in the past involved in charitable work, or have the intention of doing so, but with limited means. You may also ask why not contact a Charity Organization, then my question to you is why are you not championing that course?, why are you not an NGO manager or director?, my intention is not just to reach a large number of people, but to make sure that those we help, are really helped. (Giving the less privilege a sense of living).
I want you to consider this task, and on your acceptance I will inform my husband's attorney so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you. You will be entity to 20% of the total fund for your effort, 5% will be use for all logistic, management, salary and getting the necessary research information. You will also have to work closely with my husband's attorney and give him your plans for the fund and updates on your progress. I have informed him on my decision in WILLING this fund to charity through you, and on your acceptance of this noble task He shall contact you. I want to thank you for taking your time to read my mail, while I pray that you will consider this task for it's purpose and also put me in your daily prayers, I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish or let pride and greed set in. If you are wiling to participant in this course kindly send me your name and phone number to enable my attorney contact you.
Love,
Mrs. Emily Colburn
London UK.
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