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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: "Benedicta Wood" <b.wood17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benedicta.wood@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:36:33 +0100
Subject: thanks for your reply
Dear Friend,
Good day, I am Mrs. Benedicta Wood. From Madrid Spain. I am married to Mr.
Williams Wood, who worked as the financial Director in United nation
Development on Africa for more than Ten years before he died in the year
2002.We were married for twenty three years without a child. My husband died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we
were both Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is against. When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of $11.7Million pounds sterling
(Eleven Million seven hundred thousand pounds sterling) with a financial
institution in Europe on my name. Presently, this money is still with the
firm. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last long due to cancer
problem.
The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my
condition, I decided to give these funds out. I want an organization or an
individual that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the
word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible
made us to understand that blessed is the hand that gives. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my
husband relatives are not Christians/the bad relationship maintained. And I
don't want my husbands efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am
taking this decision. Please note that I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my
husband's relatives around me always. And I don't want them to know about
this development. As soon as I receive your reply I shall inform the firm in
Europe where the funds are kept that you are the beneficiary of the funds.
I will also issue you an authority letter that will make you the present
beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the organization to always pray for
me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in
spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any
delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this
same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein. Hoping to receive your reply and Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Benedicta Wood.
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