Alert - Good Friends eMail Scam

Alert - Good Friends eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately did not suddenly become the benefactor of $4.8 Million, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
From: WENDY WOOD [mailto:w_wood063@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:30 AM
Subject: Good friend.

Dear Good friend.

I don,t really know who you are ,but peace be unto you as you read this letter. My Instinct tells me that I can trust you by my proposition. My Instinct directed me to send this money to you. I am a widow and a devoted christian, my name is Mrs Wendy Wood from UNITED KINGDON
Since my husband died ,I have been suffering from arthritics and lately doctors have diagonised me with terminal cancer which left me with approximately twelve months to live.

I am currently on wheelchair and being looked after by a nurse and some of my late husband's relatives in turns.Before my husband died,he left some money to the tone of US$4,800,000,00(Four million ,eight hundred thousand dollars)and he made me promised him that it should be used for humanitarian work,because we have no children and he doesn't want his brothers to lay hand on it,since they don't believe in God, they have a different vision. This money is currently in a vault with a security company/bank in Europe .

If you will promise me that you will use this money to achieve thewish of my husband and me,then I will instruct the security company/bank to release the content of the vault in your name.reply me through my email address;w_wood003@yahoo.co.uk
for us to discuss so that you can go and claim this money before i die.
May God bless you as you walk in the light and glory.
Thank you.
Yours in Vineyard
Mrs Wendy Wood

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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