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Hello Lucky One christopher.g.oechsli11@gmail.com
Scam Email received June 27, 2018 from christopher.g.oechsli11@gmail.com
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Sent from: Christopher G. Oechsli Hello Lucky One My name is Christopher G. Oechsli, a philanthropist and the founder of The Christopher G. Oechsli Foundation (CGOFF), one of the largest private foundations in the world. I believe strongly in giving while living. I had one idea that never changed in my mind that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to give USD $27,900.000.00 (Twenty Seven Million and Nine hundred United State Dollars) to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid. Email: christopher.g.oechsli11@gmail.com Website: http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/bio/christopher-oechsli Regards Christopher G. Oechsli christopher.g.oechsli11@gmail.com
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