December 11, 2008 8:04 pm GMT

Gone fishing … Sorry, Phishing: I’m helping a millionaire spending his money

by Gary Illyes


Now this e-mail beats the previous ones with its creativity, the fact that the writer wanted to touch my feelings and with that it tried to manipulate me. Many doesn’t know, but others manipulation is not an easy job. You have to be smart, clever and creative, else you will not be able even to come up something which can be considered manipulation.

So, read below, have fun.

Hello

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any
pains so i decided to contact you through this medium .As you read
this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone
will die someday.

My name is SALAM JAFER, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been
diagnosed with prostate and esophageal Cancer that was discovered very
late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all
form of medicine and right now, I have only about a few WEEKS to live according to medical experts.I have
not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focus 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 all the 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 I know my time is near, I have willed and
given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended
family members
and as well as a few close friends and Schools in the UAE. I have
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,

London and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I
cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to
close one of my accounts
and donate the money, which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do
not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for
them. The last of my money which is the huge cash deposit that I have
with Financial Firm Abroad .I will want you to help me collect this
deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations
and let them know that it is I SALAM JAFER that is making this
generous donation.
I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I
wait for my time to come. I pray that God uses you to support and
assist me with good heart

God be with you.
MR. SALAM JAFER

The message came from the RIPE network, Netherlands and was routed through a Russian server.


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