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Here’s a variation of the “I’ve got cancer” and “My father was killed by his business partners” stories.

New is the fact that the telephone number really is from Brazil. But, regardless of that, it is just a typical 419 type of scam e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Anne Nanda Piper
Date: 2008/12/15
Subject: I NEED YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE GET BACK TO ME
To:

Hello,
This is Anne from Trinidad &Tobago.
I am writing from the hospital in Brazil, therefore this mail is very urgent as you can see that I am going home.

I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my lever damaged and can only live for some months.I inherited some money ($28.725 Million) from my late father and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the money, she is an Brazilian by nationality.

I want you to contact my servant with this informations below:
Mr Jose Ada.
Address: 351 Planaltina Brasilia - Distrito Federal - Brazil
Tel:+553132312759
Email joseada101@yahoo.com

He will give you the documents of the money and will direct you to a well known lawyer that I have appointed to him, the lawyer will assist you to change the documents of the money to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to you.

This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money :-
(1) Give 10% of the money to my servant, Mr Jose as he has been there for me throught my illness and I have promised to support him in life. I want you to take him along with you to your country and esterblish him as my son.
(2) Give 10% of the money to Charity Organisations and Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

This should be a code between you and Mr Jose in this transactioin “Hospital” any mail from him, the barrister he will direct you to, without this code “Hospital” is not from the barrister, Jose, the bank or myself as I don’t know what will happen to me in the next few hours.

(2) Request the lawyer’s international passport, his name is Micheal Cook. And Let Jose send you his National ID as he has no passport to be sure of whom you are dealing with. Jose is so little therefore guide him.

If I don’t hear from you within two days, I will look for another person.
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.
Pray for me always.
Anne Nanda Piper.
Thank you Holy Father.

Tags: Ada, Barrister, Brasilia Brazil, Business Partners, Charity Organisations, Churches, Distrito Federal, E Mail, Favour, Going Home, Lawyer, Nanda, Nationality, Piper, Prayers, Servant, Step Mother, Telephone Number, Trinidad Tobago, Variation

and he’s telling a story about money stashed away in Africa.

The subject line is very poetic:

198 Tears of an orphan

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Melvyn Falzon <melvyn.falzon@gmail.com>
Date: 16 Oct 2008 17:05
Subject: 198 Tears of an orphan
To:

Hello dear,
 
I am Melvyn Falzon the only son of Mr. Falzon a licensed solid mineral (gold, diamond, etc) exporter before he passed away. Before his untimely death my father, apparently, married a woman who became my stepmother because my mother died when i was very young. My stepmother already have children for my father who are about my age, and they came with her to live in my Father’s house. I discovered that there was some ill-feeling from my stepmother towards me, since then i have been badly treated; being forced to undertake work befitting only a servant, in my father’s own house. When my father died instead of being in the state of mourns as custom demand, she went as much as desired and claimed my father’s property as well into the future regarded as a possible danger to my live.
My father before passing away informed me privately that he had an deposit valued eight million one hundred and twenty thousand euro (8,650,000euro) which he intend to move abroad to his foreign associate for investment abroad on my behalf, this money he acquired from the diamond/gold export contract he secured and executed under the umbrella of the government.
 
Truly i don’t know you but considering my situation and security, couple with an uncontrollable crisis between the rebels and government, my life is no more safe here. I confided on your assistance and write with every respect due to your good person and ask that you assist me to get the money moved to your country on my behalf as my late father’s foreign associate to your country for investment.
 
So please i want to know you better. I am willing to offer you 865,000euro for your assistance after the successful transfer of this money for investment; I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate, industrial production or any other lucrative investment you bring to my notice in your country.
 
Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest by sending your phone number & address so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will be waiting for your response.
 
thanks
Melvyn

Tags: Africa, Diamond Gold, Export Contract, Falzon, Gold Diamond, Good Person, Lt, Married Woman, Mineral Gold, Money, Orphan, Rebels, Servant, Solid Mineral, Stepmother, Umbrella, Untimely Death