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Scam!
Another scam received this morning! Anyone else had this?
Dear friend
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.
As you read this, I do not want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday.My name is Larry Moore, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been
diagnosed with prostate and oesophageal cancer that was discovered very
late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defied all forms
of medicine and right now, I have only about a few months 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.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 organizations in
Bulgaria,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 is the huge cash deposit that I have with a
security firm abroad .I will want you to help me collect this deposit
and dispatch it to charity organizations.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.Larry Moore.
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5 Replies
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Karl, not seen that one but it’s just a spin on all the other scams that are very similar, have to be honest I havent had a lot of spam emails since I installed a decent filter.
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I feel sorry for the gullible one that responds to this. The things people do to rip others off is sickening.
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Yes, that is very sick.
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Have to admit this is a bit sicker than some of the other scams, most of them just played on peoples greed so I wouldn’t have felt sorry for anyone who got caught out by them but if anyone does get caught by this it is a different matter.
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So, Larry Moore is an Arab name?
I received a similar letter about 10 years ago by "snail mail" It seems the UAE medical experts were wrong about the life-expectancy of poor old Larry. We all will send flowers to his funeral, in 2032 or thereabouts!
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