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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: "world penticostal mission" <worldpenticostalmission01@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 01:59:42 +0000
Subject: Dearly Beloved
Dearly 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 ten 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
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 to live. It is my last wish to see this money
distributed to charity organizations any where in the World. My 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 husbands
relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husbands hard earned money
to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want 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.
Please send Your Responses to :aidmelissa@yahoo.co.uk
Yours in Christ,
Melissa Pointer.
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