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    Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    I received this email this morning from some Mr. Nelson Cole.
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    REQUEST.

    Your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection, scare and may
    be disbelief, owning largely to the atrocities people commit these
    days. But this mail comes from a devastated, sorrowful and emotional laden
    soul that needs compassion from a kind and good spirited person to
    wipe away my tears and appropriate my dream and humanitarian gesture.As
    you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry forme, because, I believe
    everyone dies someday.

    My name is nelson cole a merchant in Dubai,in theU.A.E.I worked with
    Zambian Ministry of Mining and Resources for eight years as a
    contractor,I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms
    of medical treatment,I am very worried as the doctors have informed me
    that its terminal. I don't know how much time I have left on earth,
    hence this mail to you.I have not particularly lived my life well, as I
    never really cared for anyone but my business.

    Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
    people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I
    cared for. But now I regret all this as.I now know that there is more to
    life than just wanting to have or make allthe money in the world. I
    believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live
    my life a different way from how I have lived it. 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 hence, I decided to
    give alms 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 and Malaysia. 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 content with what I have left for them.The last of my
    money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of $7,5000,000,00 that
    I have with a finance/Security Company abroad.

    I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to
    charity organizations. I have set aside 20% for you and for your time. God
    be with you.

    Nelson Cole.

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    $7,5000,000,00
    I was going to help but now I won't. You tell your friend Nelson that.

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    People are getting so perfect at phishing.
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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    Quote Originally Posted by chocoloco
    I received this email this morning from some Mr. Nelson Cole.
    That's my father, the scrooge!
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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    I liked the bit where his disease had "defiled all forms of medical treatment."
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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    I don't know how much time I have left on earth
    All is not lost, all he has to do is wait for his mothership to arrive to administer first aid. However that is academic because this "nelson cole" lost all hope of receiving my help when he neglected to capitalise his initials. I can't abide people like that.
    Last edited by wossname; Jan 29th, 2008 at 01:11 PM.
    I don't live here any more.

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    Or he could use DeathClock to find out.

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    It's hard to believe ppl fall for this and lose all their savings.

    Sad really. I hope karma gets each and every one of them.
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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    Can I receive a receipt so I can write it off on my taxes?

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    Is there any way of redirecting all the spam I get into his email address ?

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    Re: Who wants to help? There is a lot of money at stake.

    When someone comes up with a round figure such as '$7,5000,000,00' it always makes me suspicious of them. Don't know why??

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