Terminally Ill Benefactor Scam

This very sad tale tells of a widow who lost both her husband and child five years previously and then to make things worse she has discovered that she has terminal cancer. In her final weeks or maybe only days she wishes to do good and needs someone (the recipient of the e-mail) to help distribute her fortune to the poor and needy in Africa and other continents (only Antarctica is absent) ... a very noble gesture. The whole story is a complete fabrication. It is quite an old story with just slight variations, amount of money, how old she is and where she claims to be living.

Let's find out what "she" has to say and a warning you might find the e-mail distressing.

E-Mail received:

Date: 03/12/2024, 13:17

From: Agnes vezdarna26@betterspecs.org

To: vezdarna26@betterspecs.org

Reply to: mrsagnessschultze@gmail.com

Subject: **SPAM** Dear Esteemed Recipient,

Dear Esteemed Recipient,

I am Agnes Schulze, a Munich, Germany resident, and a widow. At 51 years old, I have dedicated my life to humanitarian efforts. Regrettably, I am currently battling breast cancer, and my health is declining rapidly. My medical team has stressed the severity of my condition.

It is with a heavy heart that I share the loss of my husband and only child five years ago. My husband's death was politically motivated. He was a prosperous oil magnate in West Africa, engaged in the trade of oil, gold, and diamonds. After his passing, I inherited his business and wealth.

Realizing the limited time I have left, I have chosen to allocate a portion of this wealth to assist the less fortunate in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. While perusing the internet, I stumbled upon your email address. I have decided to donate $17,500,000.00 USD for humanitarian and charitable causes. This sum is currently held in a private bank in Africa, specifically the Standard Trust Bank Ltd, under your supervision.

If you are interested in partnering with me on this endeavor, please reply for further information via my private email

Reply to: mrsagnessschultze@gmail.com

Thank you, and may you receive abundant blessings.

Warm regards,

Agnes Schulze.

Donor

Now I never replied to the above e-mail, but there was a further e-mail received from Mrs Agnes Schultze as below…

Date: 08/12/2024, 20:19

From: mrsagnessschultze@gmail.com

To: [Name redacted]

Subject: ***SPAM*** Details/procedures

My Beloved Friend In The Lord,

Am sorry for my late response to your email, l have red and understand your mail with the help of the nurse. I appreciate your response and your concern towards my health. Am very happy that am trusting the money to you, just like you know that am currently in my sick bed please l want you to help me accomplish my last wish to the glory of God. l prayed and in my search the spirit of God directed me to you and told me that you are a trustworthy person who can help carry out my last wish to the glory of God. I shall be happier whether dead or live to see you help the less privilege with this money.

I believe that the events of this world have its own way of bringing people together for good, I want you to act according to my wish so that the Almighty's will shall be done. I want this fund to be used in the way of Almighty.

Even when my late husband was alive, he use to donate money, food items, cloths and other things to many charity organization all over the world he also transfer huge amount of money to many charity organization to many parts of the world and that is why he instructed me before he died that l should use the money to donate to any charity organization of my choice or better look for a trust wordy person that will use the money to help the poor, needy and the less privileged so that the word of God will be fulfilled and his soul shall rest in the peace of God

The total sum of the funds to be transferred to you is USD$17.500,000.00 in which 20% will be yours and 80% will be for the less privileged and the homeless people in the society.

I want you to know that I have given my full trust to you and your family. so please do not disappoint me. As you know that I am presently in the hospital on admission and my doctor says my condition is critical and that I have limited time to live, all I wish for now is to do something the lord will appreciate before I leave this earth of which I will like you to be a partaker so please pray for me and act according to my instructions so that even if I should die tomorrow, I will die a happy person,so please be by my side.

Meanwhile, l will like you to send some of your information like YOUR FULL NAME, HOME AND OFFICE ADDRESS, NATIONALITY, DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER, OCCUPATION, AGE, RELIGION to enable me write out an Authorization Letter to the bank and instruct them to transfer the money to your bank account so that you will receive the money on my behalf. l will also forward to you the Authorization Letter as a prove to you.

Please don't forget to always put me in your prayers and less I forget I write you by the help of a Nurse.

Regards and remain bless,

Yours Sister in pain.

Mrs. Agnes Schulze

Notes: Don't believe for a single moment that you will receive any portion of the money promised. When I did not respond to the first email the person pretending to be the terminally ill patient Mrs Agnes Schultze decided to use their second "standard e-mail" as though I had replied to the first e-mail.

Key points... her pitiable situation her wish to do good and for you to benefit by helping her. How many people receiving the US$17.5 million would restrict their share to 20% and not keep the whole amount? But that does not matter as there is no money that might be transferred to you only advance fees that you would be asked to pay to lawyers and other officials to ensure the transfer of the funds. Pay the first request and more requests will follow until you give up. You will never see the promised funds because they don't exist.

Request for your personal details... getting you to respond and feel that you are participating in and facilitating this endeavour. Your details could be used in an id fraud or just added to details on a "sucker list" of persons who have fallen for scams. Your details may even be passed to scammers who will pretend to be organisations that can help you get money back that you have been defrauded, only to scam you further.

Note that your e-mail address has been included as a bcc in probably a long list of e-mail addresses included in an e-mail sent from and to vezdarna26@betterspecs.org Betterspecs.org is a website which I doubt she has any connection to and has probably been hacked to obtain an e-mail address. You are asked to reply to a Gmail address because the betterspecs.org address could be closed down at any time.

Recomendation: Don't reply, just delete the e-mail, block the e-mail address if it is easy for you to do.

Michael Fowler

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