These kind of emails are pretty commonplace but still worthwhile reading them for the subtle variations of the well-worn theme of begging and conning..
obviously the most common is the “Nigerian” scam. I liked this one for a number of reasons but particularly the religious element to it and the fact that it makes no pissing sense whatsoever. Plenty of people have made blogs out of “scamming the scammers”, usually where they just lead them on some correspondence for a while. I get the feeling that, like the spam email headers, there is an interesting project in here. Perhaps a video documentary of the ficticious lives described.. or something less pretentious.
From: Mrs.Stephanie Clarke
London, United Kingdom. E-mail:stclarke72@hotmail.com
Dearly Beloved,
It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth;I had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and glory upon my life. I am Mrs. Stephanie Clarke , the wife of Mr. Robert clarke, my husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in United Kingdom for twenty years before he died in the year 2006. We were married for ten years without a child. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of £ 17.5 Million (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in United Kingdom. Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I, as the beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account.The funds will be CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf (note that you need to activate this account) as I can not come over.Presently, I’m in a hospital in the UK where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in the World. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my personal email address below:
stclarke72@hotmail.com
With God all things are possible.
Your Sister in Christ,
Mrs.Stephnie Clarke
