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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: julietedward201@poczta.onet.eu
Date:
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST
DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,
IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,KNOWING THE TRUTH AND =
THE TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE.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=B4S MERCY AND GLORY UPON MY LIF=
E.=20
I AM MRS JULIET EDWARD FROM GHANA.I AM MARRIED TO DR.FRANK EDWARD WHO W=
ORKED WITH CHEVRON/TEXACO IN EGYPT FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN T=
HE YEAR 2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, HE=
DIED DURING ONE OF THE RIOTS IN THE EGYPT .HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND SLA=
IN TO DEATH BY PROTESTING YOUTHS OF THE REGION IN EDO STATE BEFORE HIS =
DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.
SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIV=
E HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (US3M)(THREE MILLION US.DOLLARS) WITH A BANK =
IN THE NIGERIA AND NOW THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAVE JUST WROTE ME TO=
COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OFAUTHORISA=
TION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF IF I CAN NOT COME OVER BECA=
USE OF MY CONDITION AT HAND.I AM PRESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL=
WHERE I HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS, I HAVE=
SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE =
ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE.
IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT THE END OF=
EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AMONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YOUR COMPES=
ATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY ENTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 30%OF THE TOTAL MO=
NEY, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR THE WORK OF GOD.
I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR PEOPLE =
SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND NOBODY TO COME TO THEIR AI=
D.WITH GOD ALL THINGS AREPOSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SH=
ALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK IN NIGERIA WERE THE MONEY IS BEEN =
DEPOSITED .I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORITY AND CERTIFICATE =
OF CLAIM THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. GET B=
ACK TO ME AT (julietedward201@yahoo.com).
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:(julietedward201@yahoo.com).
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.
YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS. JULIET EDWARD.
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