A New Twist on an Old Ploy
I’m going to be rich, I tell you, not because some African princess wants to launder money through my bank account. Nope, I’m too smart to get caught by THAT old ploy.
This one’s the REAL DEAL. This woman is going to WILL me her money:
Subject: CHOSEN ONE!!
From: (withheld–Ed.)
Date: March 13, 2006 7:25:56 PM ESTJenny Brooks
Email: (withheld–Ed.)Dear Sir/Madam
My name is Mrs. Jenny Brooks, I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for.
I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less than one hour.
I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.
At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.
I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Contact my lawyer (Barrister Parker Brown) with this specified email: (withheld–Ed.) and tell him that I have WILLED ($2,500,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don’t know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don’t want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.
Regards,
Jenny Brooks (Mrs)
I withheld the e-mail because I don’t want any my dear readers jumping ahead of me.
And of course, I’ll use the money for the noble purposes Ms. Jenny Brooks intends.
I just got the same email on April 5th…
Comment by Chris Flynn — April 5, 2006 @ 4:11 pm
I cant believe it. I thought I was the luckiest man in the world. I aint got nothing to do with Him though so I sort of assumed she might have got the wrong fella. Still I reckon the other Nigerian fella with his $25m is the genuine article. Let me know if you need some cash if Jenny doesnt turn up with the goods. Magic.
Comment by Top Chap — April 6, 2006 @ 7:45 am
I got same email from same topic! I can’t believe this is fraud information!! what should i do?? delete or block or what?? it my first time.
Comment by Marisol — June 8, 2006 @ 12:05 pm
#3, the most you can do is flag it as junk so future messages of this nature don’t get read. If you’re worried that “they” have info on you, I would suggest that it is probably not a problem. These things are sent out by the millions/billions. I probably get a dozen a day of these now, 1-2 which dodge the filter, and the rest which go into junk.
Comment by TBlumer — June 8, 2006 @ 12:19 pm
What the? I can’t believe it! I received the same e-mail months ago.
Comment by Angela — December 1, 2006 @ 10:14 am