Friday, July 6, 2007

The "I Have Cancer, Take My Money" Spam Scam

Spammers will do anything to get your info, they'll pretend to be a lottery, they'll pretend to be a long lost relative, and they'll EVEN pretend to be a God driven cancerous man that wants to give you his money because it feels good.

I shake my finger at you spammer. Do you know no limit? Apparently not.

When we catch spammers we should have old ladies beat them on the head with their purses yelling "Shame on you!"

The following is a "I Have Cancer, Take My Money" spam email I recieved earlier this morning:




DEAR BELOVED.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is STAN WILLIS a merchant in Tunisia and Dubai. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.


Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria, Malaysia and some countries in Africa. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money, which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contented with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Eleven Million United States Dollars $11,000,000,00 that I have with a Holding Firm Abroad.

Please if you are interested to assist me in the great project. I want you to forward the following information’s to me so that I can be able to write a formal letter of introduction to the holding firm so that you can contact the holding firm and discuss with them how the funds can be released to you.

Names in full:
Address:
Occupation:
D.O.B/SEX:
Nationality:
Marital status:
Tel/fax numbers:
A scanned copy of your international passport or any other form of Identification:


I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. I have set aside 10% for you, your time and also any expenses incurred during this assignment. God be with you.

Kindly reply me on my confidential email account: stanwillis944@yahoo.co.uk


God bless you greatly as you do.

Regards,
STAN WILLIS.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well said.