[Jack_]

I have just recieved this email from someone called Madam Mary Anouk Jaaniste which you can read below. I am finding it very strange and I am wondering whether this is some sort of trick, please could you read it and tell me what you think.

From Madam Mary Anouk Jaaniste

Here writes Madam Mary Jaaniste suffering from cancerous ailment. When my late behalf was alive he left huge amount of money which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market. Presently, the investment portfolio is still on July this year. Recently, my doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from, So, I decided to contact you due to time limit. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husband's effort to fund the up keep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

It is often said that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be with the Almighty when I eventually pass on. The Almighty will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives around me but I will give you telephone number of an attorney that will draft the letter of Introduction and all other legal documents as soon as I hear from you.

I want you to stand as the new beneficiary to the funds. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the firm where the funds are being deposited in Europe. I will also send you a letter of introduction that will empower you as the new the custodian and beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein. Please send all emails to my confidential emails below:
madam_mary@live.co.uk
madam_mary@yahoo.cn

And also let me know how soon you will be able to travel to Hamburg in Germany.

Endeavor to send me your names, address, telephone and fax number to enable contact you with more details/all the relevant documents by email/ fax.

Yours sincerely Madam Mary Anouk Jaaniste.

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I apologise if any words are stuck together, or if it does not look set out right, as I have just had to scroll down and try and seperate words from each other because I copied and pasted it from the email which was set out in an unusual way.

BTW, no I can't accept the money or whatever she wants to give me, I'm only 13 and don't fancy flying to Germany.

[Axiom]

I've had one similar before. Do not reply whatever you do. It's a scam.

[Llamajohn]

yep, its a big hoax...and its an awful one!

[Bells]

That really is strange! Just ignore it completely. It worries me to think that some people out there might actually act on emails like that.

[Jack_]

Originally posted by horcrux92
I've had one similar before. Do not reply whatever you do. It's a scam.

Thanks, I thought it was a scam and I was definitely not going going to reply, you can't trust things like this.

Does anyone else think it's a bit sick how people pretend to have a life threatening illness just to scam people? It disgusts me tbh.

[Axiom]

There's some info on these scam emails and on what to do here if you want to take a look: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

[xDramatick]

I'm getting loads of these everyday.
I'm SERIOUSLY getting about.. 6? 7? a day.
Those, along with penis enlargement, and weird porn ones =|
I have no idea how to stop myself getting them so i keep deleting them.

[Llamajohn]

these just remind me of Fonejacker....hahaha

[pinkmichk]

def a scam
some sick people in the world

[Sarah.]

LOL i get these emails all the time, does give me something to laugh at. I can't understand half of them, it's liek they've picked up a dictionary and picked out random words and thrown 'em together.
Funny stuff.

[Sticks]

It's a variant of the Nigerian 419 Advance Fee Fraud

Copy the header details and paste them in to the message and forward it to the senders isp

Usually abuse@backend of their email

like abuse@yahoo.cn

[Spike]

I don't get them, I feel left out lol

[JaneTLomar]

It's a hoax - DO NOT FALL FOR IT
i got the exact email.
if it's too good to be true - well it is....


> From: jiyingz@wharton.upenn.edu
> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:24:00 -0400
> Subject: From Madam Mary Anouk Jaaniste

[Markymark]

One of my coursemates last year had these e-mails, he's kept promising to send them money.