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I received this message from this web site.  It sounds like a scam to me can you check this out? Thanks.  Tom (His_Word)

Dear One in Christ,
« Sent to: His_Word on: July 13, 2007, 01:18:36 PM »     

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Dear One in Christ,

I am Mrs Cathrine NLEM  ,from Cote D' Ivoire .I am married to late Mr frank NLEM, who worked as a senior manager with the  Ivory Coast refinary  for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2005,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years with a son  (mathew) who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of  one Million,Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$1.8m) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still with the bank.

Recently,Following my ill health, my Doctor told me  that I may not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a  Christain organization  or someone that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

I want this fund to be used in Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches for propagating  the word of God and to endeavor 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 efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

I am not afraid of death  hence I know  where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom 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 hence 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 Abidjan. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present  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.

Contact me on this e-mail  address:
(k_nlem7@yahoo.ca) OR (katenlem2@yours.com)  any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I  Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Cathrine NLEM

me too---and it is.

BIG SCAM!!!  It is amazing how many people are taken in by these.  I've printed out several different scam e-mails that I've received over the years, and they all are basically the same in content, just different names.  It's a lucrative business and people sending the bogus e-mails are rarely, if ever, prosecuted as they're very hard to catch! 

Stay away and don't be taken in by these charlatans.  If you don't, you'll be doing this -->>>

One thing you can do when you get an email that looks suspicious, is check it at one of the urban myth sites, like Snopes.

Search key phrases, like "email scam" or "Nigerian" (because the more famous of these scam emails claim to be from people from Nigeria).  You can read about similar emails that way.

I always forward such emails to my ISP's fraud dept. 

Heres mine:

Quote from: katyxxy
Dear One in Christ,

I am Mrs Cathrine NLEM  ,from Cote D' Ivoire .I am married to late Mr frank NLEM, who worked as a senior manager with the  Ivory Coast refinary  for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2005,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years with a son  (mathew) who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of  one Million,Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$1.8m) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still with the bank.

Recently,Following my ill health, my Doctor told me  that I may not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a  Christain organization  or someone that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

I want this fund to be used in Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches for propagating  the word of God and to endeavor 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 efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

I am not afraid of death  hence I know  where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom 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 hence 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 Abidjan. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present  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.

Contact me on this e-mail  address:
(k_nlem7@yahoo.ca) OR (katenlem2@yours.com)  any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I  Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Cathrine NLEM

Reported to Mod

Why is this scam and some famous brother is not?   (Of course, I believe it is)  It is interesting to note how quickly we can recognize scam on line but not on the airways or the pulpits.  If I make any sense.  Try calling brother X or sister Y a scammer and see how many come to their rescue.  Great message, good heart, how are you to judge?, etc etc etc.

Quote from: zoonance on Tue Jul 17, 2007 - 17:32:40
Why is this scam and some famous brother is not?   (Of course, I believe it is)  It is interesting to note how quickly we can recognize scam on line but not on the airways or the pulpits.  If I make any sense.  Try calling brother X or sister Y a scammer and see how many come to their rescue.  Great message, good heart, how are you to judge?, etc etc etc.

Are you itchin' for another Osteen thread?

no way!

I was fooled by one of these once. And by the way, yes that is a scam...Nlem? interesting last name there...

Sure, I'll contribute!

But you will have to get my account number from that nice Nigerian man who asked me for it over email 

blessings

There are so many of them I don't bother turning them in to the FBI anymore.

Hello Geezer,

The following is an email sent to you by GODLIWOMAN via your account on Christian Forums. If this message is spam, contains abusive or other comments you find offensive please contact the webmaster of the board at the following address at grace@gracecentered.com

Message sent to you follows
Dearrest Beloved,

I am Mrs Gloria Pelaez A complete citizen of Philippines . I was the Wife of Late Mr Emmanuel N.Pelaez of Philippines he worked with America Embassy as An Ambassador  for years and hold  Political positions in Philippines before he died in the year July 27 2003. We were married for 19 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 and we lived happilly. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home due to the love i have for my late Husband.

Before  my husband Death I inherited a total sum of  (9million United state dollars) from my late Husband when he was in his Sick bed, This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in a Country in Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security Diplomatic company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from  Philippine to Their office in Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)  under a diplomatic coverage.
Recently l Fell Sick and my Doctor told me that from all the test conducted on my health, Without and Urgent and a specialist From your Country I am not going to last long, expecially, due to my Throat cancer and stroke. But what disturbs me most now is stroke.

Having known my condition, I decided to Contact you and Reveal to you in person  Regarding my Heritage from my Late husband after my late husband brothers has neglected me and has well sit on my late husband properties and his bank accounts.so i will seek the help of your Christian  or you inperson  that will help me Secure the release of this Fund from were it was deposited and utilize this money the way I am going to instruct. and also help me to your Country for best Medical Treatment.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives Have kept me under dureces  just to know the wereabout of this said fund, after they have inherited all my late Husband Properties because l could'nt bear a Child for their Late brother. I don't want my husband's hard earned money WILL to me to be misused or taken from me by my late husband wicked brothers and use for their own selfish interest and in an ungodly manner.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me sometimes. I don't want them to know about this development, but I know that With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply in my next mail I shall give you the contact of the Security and Diplomatic company in Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and the Authorization Certificate which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day when the box of money was deposited under their company to enable you call them and give them your address for the immediate shipment of the box to you as the original- beneficiary of this fund.

I want you and your church to always pray for me because God work in misterious ways. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Who ever 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 sourcing for another  christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you soon .Indicate your intrest.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Sister Gloria Pelaez?

Note: Reply thru this address via pelaezgloria@yahoo.ca

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