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New Twist on the Nigerian Scam email

  • Aug. 12th, 2004 at 12:42 PM
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Just got a Christian version of the Nigerian scam spam, which was somewhat amusing, ie I am also afraid that due to internet scams, you may not be able to believe me and honour God but I pray that you hold your faith and obey God.

Beloved In The lord,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs. Ann Greg Amadi, a widow to Late
Engr. Greg Amadi, I am 64 years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast. I am writing you in obedience to the word of Almighty God and i believe you will not disobey God in any way.

From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness, although as a christain, I beleive God and I know that I will not die untimly, I will live to declare the glory of God. My late husband and my only son was killed during the Ogoni Crisis and I am presently Leaving alone. Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.

My late husband was very wealthy as we have a lot of properties especially real estates. After the death of my husband, I made up my mind to travel abroad to leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work of God as a missionary. I called our family lawyer and instructed him to sell all my husbands properties and shares to enable me raise some money to conitue my mission. The lawyer sold the Shares and some of the properties and I was able raise the sum of $17.3m(Seventeen Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only)which I deposited in a coded account in Europe for safe keeping awaiting collection for the work of God.


Presently, I have hinted my lawyer concerning the will of God for me. Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, I am scared and I want the fund to be used for the work of God all over the world. I am also afraid that due to internet scams, you may not be able to believe me and honour God but I pray that you hold your faith and obey God.

I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an honest christan who will receive this fund and utilise it for things that will glorify the name of God. After my prayers, I searched the christain site in the internet, I found your email address and I decided to contact you.

Please if you are interested in using this fund for the work of God, please send to me your full names, full address and telephone numbers to enable me give it to my Lawyer for immediate arrangement on how fund will be delivered to you for the work of God as I have the vision from the lord.


I await your urgent reply and remaim blessed in Jesus Name. Amen!

Mrs. Mrs. Ann Greg Amadi.

Comments

[info]aliteraryaffair wrote:
Aug. 12th, 2004 01:00 pm (UTC)
Wow! I remember when I received my first Nigerian spam a few(?) years ago (after only having read about it). I was honored.

I find this spam somewhat disturbing for unspecified reasons. Perhaps because I know that this is perfectly designed to rope in, particularly, women. There are no less than 6 hooks woven into the first paragraph alone?! (religion (mention of Christ, implied obligation: obedience), traditionalism (Mrs. Greg Amadi), plea for sympathy (widow), implied agedness (64 yo), impending death (breast cancer), religious brotherhood (new convert))

Should be interesting to follow the progress of this latest effort.

Linda
[info]kirinn wrote:
Aug. 12th, 2004 01:06 pm (UTC)
I've seen similar variations (along the general lines of wanting the theoretical money to be used for God's work) at least as long ago as last year.
[info]radiantsun wrote:
Aug. 12th, 2004 02:32 pm (UTC)
Church of the Painted Breast!
I think what this calls for is an homage to the Holy Church of the Painted Breast
(Anonymous) wrote:
Jan. 20th, 2006 05:49 am (UTC)
Oh my Godness
I'm international student, and get email like it too. But, my bet is I give them my international passport. shit!!

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