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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Melissa Pointer" <melissa_pointer55@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 04:26:13 +0000
Subject: DEAR BELOVED 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 is lawful and right in the sight of God for
eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory
upon my life.
I am Mrs Melissa Pointer the wife of Mr Harry Pointer,my husband worked with
the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for twenty years before he died in the year
2001.We were married for twenty-seven years without a child.
My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his 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.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US $3.5M. (Three
Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Bank in Europe.
Presently,this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me
as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the release of this money or
rather issue a letter of authorization to some body to receive it on my
behalf if I cannot 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 to live.
It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations
any where in the World.
Because relatives and friends have 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 will use 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 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 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 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 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 Attorney who is in Europe as he will be the one to assist
you in laying claims for this funds.
Yours in Christ,
Melissa Pointer.
please respond to: melissa_pointer44@nyc.com
BELOVED
Melissa Pointer
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