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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: "Association Of European Charity Foundations" <remmitancedept@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:02:28 -1000
Subject: Cash Grant 2007
Foundation's Officer,
Association Of European Charity Foundations,
Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
Dear Sir,
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID.
This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of
the above International charity organization branch in the Netherlands as
one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,
education and business development.
The international registered Foundation is named after 5 top company owners
put together. The charitable foundation was reported by the business
newspaper, the Economist between the year 2000-2007 to be technically, one
of the world's wealthiest charity foundation- worth billions of US$ - but
its primary purpose is, by some, believed to be BRINGING INNOVATIONS IN
HEALTH AND LEARNING TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. George Soros is chairman of the
foundation. Having been rated as the founder and chairman of a network of
foundations,the foundation has decided to randomly select email addresses
that would benefit from this year's donation/award.
Association Of European Charity Foundations in conjunction with the
European Union , is giving out a yearly donation of One Hundred Million
United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 50 lucky international
recipients worldwide in different categories for their educational pursuit,
health care, personal Business development and uplift of their enviroment.
These funds are freely given to you to use for your business educational and
personal development, and at least 30% to be used by you to develop a part
of your enviroment, as this is a yearly program, which is a measure of
universal development strategy, and eradication of poverty.
Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country
this year, and your country is not the only country that is benefiting from
this donation, as beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all
continents.
The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now, there will be
notable richness amongst many unusual people around the world.
This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage
where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen to
receive the donation once. which means that, subsequent yearly donation will
not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the donation wisely on
something that will last you a long time. And please do not bother following
up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet service providers(ISP)
and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide, you were selected
among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two
Million United States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Association
Of European Charity Foundations and the UNO in accordance with the enabling
act of Parliament. Note that, your email was selected from either the
internet, or a Shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased something from.
You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims, from Monday
through Sunday.
On contact with this officer, you'll be given your donation pin number
which you will use in collecting the funds.
Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56)
in all discussions.
Executive Secretary,
Mr Mark Richards
Tel:+31-619 703 513
Fax:+31-84-733-3998
Email:associationdept@yahoo.com.hk
Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by
"European Union" under delegated powers from the UNO. you are by all means
hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have
been able to collect your donation, as there have been many cases of double
and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about
his/her donation.
Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, not
later that 7 days after notification, as failure to do so will particular
beneficiary cancelled and its donation reserved for next years recipients.
On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Jacquline van Grout
(Foundation officer)
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