Name of God Used In Scam

[whisker]

It's one thing to try to scam others out of money, but to call on the name of Almighty God to back you up seems the utmost in profanity.

Here's an email I received this morning - obviously a scam, like so many others. Couldn't help but notice how even God Above was called in as back-up!

Here's a copy, FYI!

Dear Respectful,

Good day, I know that this email will come to you as a surprise because you don't know me and I don't know you too.

My name is Miss. Tatiana Yvette, a 23 years old Girl undergraduate. I am only child of Late Chief Dr PAUL KISSIME YVETTE, My father was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond Merchant in Monrovia the Gold Capital city of republic of Liberia, originated from Burkina Faso, My late father died in crisis in lybia this year in lybia political crisis on his business trip. while my mother died when I am little and my father took me so special because I am the only child. Before the death of my father, he told me that he deposited sum a huge sum of $7.5 million Dollars ($7, 500, OOO USD) with the bank in Cambodia (ASIA)in the year 1999.

He instructed me before his death that I should not retrieve the fund myself without the assistance of a foreign partner who will help me retrieve these funds out from the bank in Cambodia (ASIA). after my father burial, My uncle seized all my father's companies and properties sold them away without showing any consign to me,because of our traditional believe that I'm a small Girl,I do not have any right in my father property, I don’t know anything to do with money.I was left with nothing and dropped out of school because of financial difficulties and my uncle's wicked attitude.My main reason of contacting you is because I don't want my uncle to know about the money he may claim it and seize the money as he has done before and I will not get anything. I am assuring you that this money belongs to my late father and it is safe, risk free and legal.


Although I have contacted the bank in Cambodia they confirmed the lodgment to me My purpose of contacting you is for you to help me,my late father advised me,(1) To transfer this amount to your location,(2) To make arrangement for me to come to your country to continue my education.(3) To utilize this money by investing it in good business.

Please tell me if you will be of assistance to me after your good considerations I am willing to reward you with 20% of the money for your good assistance.please i need some one to understand my fillings and be of help to me because i am passing hell with poorverty while my father's money resting in the Bank, i am also ready to relocate to any country my help will come from and live my life and investe the money there if that can bring happiness and peace of mind to my present life and future.

I will be glad if you will get back to me soon to tell me of your interest so that I will give you the contact information of the bank for you to contact them on my behalf as I will be introducing you.

I am pleading to you with the name of Almighty God to help me out of this difficulty.

With tears on my eyes here as I am written you this mail. Kindly get back to me please.

I shall wait for your responds

Many thanks and best regards
Best regards,

Miss.Tatiana Yvette.

I've high-lighted the section in question in pink. How far will these people go to get money out of unwary victims?

[penny]

Fortunately these scams are laughable to any half-sensible person.

[freemindssanctuary]

There are people that do fall for it though. If anyone has ever seen the tv show called "intervention", there was this guy who had fallen victim to these scams several many times! He had lost about 40k doing so.

they make it seem as if this person is a young poor helpless lady who wants to share millions of dollars with a stranger on the internet and nothing more

[elaine]

I too have received similar ones, and wondered how may others would fall foul, of her lies and this scam. There will always be someone who takes the bait, sad as it is. How many of these E mails are sent out, I wonder, and how many millions have been actually conned out of people?

40k is a huge amount to loose, by anyone's standards, poor guy.