I receive several scam emails a week from users trying to get me to do business with them and make "millions." Most of these are so obviously fraudulent that I'm amazed that they work on anyone, but I think the economy is making people more and more desperate to believe that a windfall could come their way.
I'm including a few examples of these below.
Hello ,
Can you handle a very classified business that involves very huge amount of money. If yes, let me know so i can give you details.
I am contacting you through this means as i want the investment to be done within the shortest possible time.
I will give you all the details as soon as i get your response.
Sincerely,
John Maxwell.
Hello,
I am the above named person from South Africa. I am married to Mr.LUIS JONES who worked with South African embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2002. We were married for eleven years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians.Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 12.5Million U.S.(TWEVLE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD thousand Dollars) with one BANK in cote d' ivoire.Presently, this money is still with the BANK. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would notlast for the next two years due to cancer problem.
Though what disturbs me most is my stroke Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I want a church that will use this to fund churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers.
I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bossom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the BANK in ivory coast.
I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.
Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. any delay in your reply will give me room in searching for a church or christian individual for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hearing from you as soon as you received this mail .
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
SISTER JOY .
IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of 10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. (Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.
We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.
Please contact me via my private email so that we can get this done immediately.
Kind regards,
Watt hamilton,
Hi,
I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise as you do not know me; however, I believe that this will form the genesis of a long lasting relationship between us; if eventually we agree to work together on this project. Let me introduce myself and the reason why I am writing to you. I am Barrister JEFFERY BORTZ, Solicitor and Personal Attorney to MS ANNABEL. An immigrant who was illegally nationalized, living and working in South Africa.
I decided to contact you (bearing in mind that you might not want to be a party to this perhaps for personal reasons), though I will be honest with you from the outset when I disclose that I have noted others bearing the same surname with you and the late ANNABEL and therefore will allow some time for you to see if you are willing to work with me. If this is not to be the case, then I will contact others.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client was involved in a car accident along the Johannesburg interstate High Way. Unfortunately, Ms. Annabel lost her life in the event of the accident. She left no next of kin or indeed any relatives. Through the search I conducted in South Africa States directory, due to some circumstances that has prompted me to contact you, I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.
After many unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace globally to locate any existing member of hers family which led me to your name and others which I have written down in my listing. As you bare the same surname I decided to contact you first to seek your consent to join hands with me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the firm/Government of South Africa. Particularly, the funds are valued at about $18 million Dollars (Eighteen Million Dollars). Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the deposit declared recovered treasure and divert to the public funds/bank reserve. Since I have been unsuccessful to locate the relatives for some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased; since you are of the same country and surname. The proceeds of this account can then be paid to you for both of us to share the money: 50% to me and 40% to you, 5% to charity, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the claim.
I will provide you with more information on this as we progress. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me directly by calling on my number written above or by email for further discussion.
Best regards,
Barrister Jeffery Bortz (Esq.)
These types of emails are designed to solicit correspondence with you. Eventually, the person on the other end of these will attempt to get you to send them money or give them your bank account information so that they can supposedly send you money. Respond to these types of emails at your own risk.
