I've posted a few times about "Nigerian money scams" - they're laughingly obvious and seem to follow a standard template. Here's a variation that I received recently..."My Dear Beloved,
My name is Rev.Fr.Adam Coffin. I am 74 years old now. I have been suffering in the sick bed for the past 7 years at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolworth. Now I believe that my time has come to join my ancestors in heaven. I got your email address from the Internet, as the spirit of Almighty God directed me to contact you for this charity work. I have US$11.1M deposited in a safe location in Europe, which I want you to claim on my behalf for an important charitable project.
Can you honestly do this for me?
Remain bless in the Lord.
Rev.Fr.Adam Coffin."
I'll give the scamsters a few marks for reworking their script, but they fail miserably at credibility e.g.:
+He got my "email address from the Internet"...but does not address me by name?
+He's on his death bed and his surname is COFFIN???
+He's been "in the sick bed for the past 7 years"??? Enough said!
+I can't find ANY hospital in Woolworth called Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
+How would a 'man-of-the-cloth' have accumulated US$11.1 million?
+If such a man did exist, wouldn't he donate his money directly to a worthy cause or his own church, rather than involving anyone else and paying them commission?
Oh puh-leez!
3 comments:
Well not only did Mr Coffin survive his death bed but he found the strength to change his name , one assumes by deed poll. Which I suppose is, excuse the pun a god send, so at least we can identify him as an Anglican, Catholic , Jew going by his name Rev.Fr.Patrick Johnson.
Oh dear oh dear
Certainly the Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Woolworth is indeed the place we all seek , where time stands still and we do not age .....
Where is this place called Woolworth again ?
So, the above (or below) makes more sense :-)
My Dear Beloved,
My name is Rev.Fr.Patrick Johnson. I am 74 years old now. I have been suffering in the sick bed for the past 7 years at Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Woolworth. Now I believe that my time has come to join my Lord in heaven. I got your email address from the Internet, as the spirit of Almighty God directed me to contact you for this charity work. I have US$11.1M deposited in a safe location in Europe , which I want you to claim on my behalf for an important charitable project.
Can you honestly do this for me?
Remain bless in the Lord.
Rev.Fr.Patrick Johnson.
Ok, now He is Rev.Fr.Ferdinand Moses
My Dear Beloved,
My name is Rev.Fr.Ferdinand Moses. I am 74 years old now. I have been suffering in the sick bed for the past 7 years at Queen Elizabeth Hospital ,Woolworth. Now I believe that my time has come to join my Lord in heaven. I got your email address from the Internet, as the spirit of Almighty God directed me to contact you for this charity work. I have US$11.1M deposited in a safe location in Europe , which I want you to claim on my behalf for an important charitable project.
Can you honestly do this for me?
Remain bless in the Lord.
Rev.Fr.Ferdinand Moses.
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