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Does anyone else get Junk mail like this

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newist Wed 26-Nov-14 14:16:37

Attn: Beloved,
Good morning,

Greetings in the name of humanity, I am Mrs. Deborah Calvert Herman a
citizen of Australia but presently in the Malaysia working for the federal
government, I am 50 years old, I am now a new Christian but from all
indication, my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite convert,
suffering from long time cancer of the heart, from obvious that I wont live
more than 1 year, according to my doctors, this is because the cancer stage
has gotten to a very bad stage.

My late husband died last five years ago, and during the period of our
marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and
after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.

The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than 1 year, so I
now decided to divide the part of this wealth to contribute to the
development of the church in Africa, America Asia, and Europe.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it. I am willing
to donate the sum of $25,000.000.00u.usd (twenty five million United States
dollars) to the less privileged.

Please I want you to note that this fund is lying in a security company in
Malaysia. Once i hear from you, I will forward to you all the information
you will use to get fund released from the security company and to be
transferred to your account.

I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your account will be
used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth
acquisition without humility, all is vanity.

Please provide me with the following information so I can forward it to a
church attorney who used to work at times for my late husband's lawyer.

He is diligent and a Christian so I am confident he is going to handle the
transaction with you and lead, advice you on how to secure the funds in your
favor.

Information needed:
Full name...................................
Full address......................................
Company and address:...........................
Marital status:...............................
Religion:..........................................
Sex:...................................................
Fax no..............................................
Phone no:............................................

I await your urgent reply.
Your sister in Christ.
Mrs. Deborah Calvert Herman

GillT57 Thu 27-Nov-14 19:17:59

These have been around for years, now in email format but I remember them going around in offices in London. It always seems to be from someone in West Africa, it must be really tricky if you are a genuine business person from that region; I was told by a friend who worked in a bank in London that they just refused to open bank accounts for people from West Africa as it was so difficult to sort out the genuine from the fake. i dont know whether this was true or urban myth, but if the bank was given a letter like the one sent to newist it surely wouldn't be toooooo difficult to decide, but then again......smile

Lapwing Fri 28-Nov-14 10:05:22

Yeah - just in time for Christmas - just had a letter from HMRC - I am the lucky recipient of a tax rebate and all I have to do is click on the attached link. I think not!!

The amount of the rebate is the same as in last years scam letter - the only difference is they seemed to have improved their spelling. grin