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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: James Onovo <jamesonovo139@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <privatejames2004@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:01:10 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend
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 My name is James Onovo, a Civil Engineer here in london ,I have been diagnosed with prostate and esophageal cancer that was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring for my health and this has developed into a stroke on my left leg,It has defiled all form of medicine and right now,I have few days to live according to medical experts.Now, that I know my time is near for me to die, i have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends. I have decided to give alms/help to charity organizations, I want this to be the last good deeds I do on earth before i die.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my bank accounts and donate the money, which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria , they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.sadly enough as am writing you this email , my wife Jenny and my only daugther nancy has abandoned me and simply because of my health situations, every body around me seems to be runing away from me and i hope you will not do the same to me.Please i need your assistance regards to the fund i deposited in a Bank in South Africa 3 years ago, non of my family members knows about it, except my lawyer Barrister Clancy George from Landua Zeffertt Weirs Silicitors here in london, I want to present you to the Bank in South Africa as my Next Of Kin(Beneficiarry) of the contract fund which i deposited in one of the bank in South Africa since members of my family has abandoned me, I want you inherit this fund and donate this fund to churches and charity organisations, for your assitance in this transaction i will give you 30% from the total sum of money i deposited with bank in south africa and the rest 70% will be used by you to support the charity organizations and to fund churches,I will want you to send me your Full Names, Residential Adress and your Telephone Numbers, so that i can forward it to my lawyer here in london and the bank in South Africa for the change of ownership,deposite from my names to your names as my Beneficiarry.
Regards,Mr James Onovo.
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