I received the following email in my inbox today.

I already knew that it was taking up too much space, even in bits and bytes form.  But before I hit the delete button, I paused for a moment scan it.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: mrsjosianeanzu mrsjosianeanzu <mrsjosianeanzu6@msn.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Subject: From Mrs Josiane Anzu
To:

From Mrs Josiane Anzu

Dearest One,

With Due Respect And Humility,

I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Josiane Anzu and I am married to Mr.Paul Anzu director of petroci Cote d’Ivoire.We were married for 9 years without a child. He died after a Cadiac Arteries Operation.

And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke).Before my husband died last year there is this sum $2.3 Million Dollars that he deposited with a Bank here In Ivory Coast.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein.
I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late.husband to help Lessprivilaged people, orphanages,widows and propagating the word of God.

I took this decision because I don have any child that will inherit this fund, And I don want in away where this money will be used in an unGodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, Hoping to read from you asap.

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning,

Mrs Josiane Anzu.

It’s horrifying to think that there are people using the Nigerian email scam technique now combined with falsely using God’s name to further the confidence trick fraud.

(Of course, this is even more amazing that Nigerians would be contacting you because internet access penetration in Nigeria is about 6.75%!).  Have you ever wondered who’s behind all these Nigerian email scams?

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