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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: Jose Santos <santos_jose34@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jose_eduardo_dos@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:16:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IF YOU CAN ASSIST MANY LESS PREVILAGE PEOPLE WILL ATLEAST SMILE
Dear,
Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for permission and mutual understanding.
I am Mr. José Eduardo Dos Santo son of former president of Angola . I formerly worked with a construction company in my Country Angola for twenty Years before I quit from the job
I am single and 45 years of age, I believe and practice gay and to Africa people here they see it and believe it to be a sin, because of it I suffered in hands of my late parents, family members, community and even my country people, to the extent that I cannot be able to work freely on the streets also cannot be able to go the hospital and receive treatments like others without being discriminated and served with indifference.
When my late parents were Alive they deposited the sum of us$23.500, 000.00 (Twenty three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a Bank
Presently this money is still with the bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.
I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment on Cancer of the lungs in a hospital, I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live.
I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money to fund charity, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name " Mr. José Eduardo Dos Santo "
I am afraid since so many things are happening in the world now, Like: Hurricanes, Earthquakes and these bird flu problem, I just want you to be opened minded and help me so that my funds can make a great change in the affected lives.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall instruct you on what to do next. I will also issue you a letter of authorization that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep this issue confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody, this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.
I await your urgent reply at my private e-mail ;( jose_eduardo_dos@yahoo.com)
yours
José Eduardo Dos Santos
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