What do you think of this? Is it a scam?

Question

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:59:59 -0500 (EST)

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Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ON THIS? CONTACT ME URGENTLY.1

From: "Jeffery Chars" <[e-mail]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert

Dear Friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have

not yet met.

After searching through your country's Chamber of Commerce and industry

here in London I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that I

have no intentions of causing you any pains as you read this.

I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will

die someday. My name is Mr. Jeffery Chars, a merchant here in London,

presently taking medical treatment. now, I have been diagnosed with

Prostate and Esophageala cancer that was discovered very late due to my

uncaring attitude for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and

right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical

experts. To be frank with you, I have not particularly lived my life so

well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my

business and money. 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 almost up, 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 here in

UK, United Arab Emirates 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 some 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 content with what I have left for them.

The last of my money is the huge cash deposit ($21m) that I have with a

security firm abroad (Alex Securities). I will want you to help me

collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let

them know that it is I, Thomas Grey that is making this generous donation.

I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I

wait for my time to come.

You can reply me through my private email address:

[e-mail]

As soon as I received your sincere response, I will hence give you all

the necessary details of how this can be done. I pray that you will

support and assist me with good heart so that I can be able to achieve my

goal. If you accept to help me do this, I promise you a reward of 30%

of the ($21m).

Thank you for understanding.

Jeffery Chars.

Answer 1

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE!!!!

You gotta ask yourself......why me?

Answer 2

First, you put an email address in the question, giving a potential scammer that bit of information. If you ever do that, you will get lots of unforeseen email.

Second, while the individual composing this letter may have legitimate wealth, it is more that probable that he is banking upon getting into your bank account, and possibly id theft, credit abuse, and all the rest.

What drives these scams? Greed, and the P.T. Barnum misquote, &#039;a sucker born every minute&#039;. Greed, the scammer is counting upon yours. Gullibility too, not in a derogatory way.

Answer 3

There is a 99.44% chance that this is a scam as you already suspect!  

Here is way to find out: when you do respond to this initial letter the next letter will ask you to send money in order to get the next part of the &#039;deal&#039; to occur.  

If you send the money you will either be asked to send more or you will never hear from this &#039;person&#039; again.

Thus you will know what you already know!

Answer 4

its a scam.

Answer 5

This is a very typical email scam, sometimes called the Nigerian  419 scam. It&#039;s a bait. If you answer, then it starts an email tag game, which gets more and more bizarre. There are variations on it, but it basically ends up with the sender asking you to accept a cashier&#039;s check that is more than you expected and they ask you to cash it and Western Union the balance back to them. Sometimes they will ask for money for lawyers, dispatch services, etc. The goal is all the same - to bilk you of as much money as they possibly can. What I often do when I receive one is get the reply to: address, which you can find by hitting reply (but don&#039;t send it). Then get the header. You do this by right clicking on the email in your inbox. Go to properties, hit the detail button. Highlight and copy the entire text that shows up. Next hit forward to the original message, paste the text you&#039;ve copied at the beginning of the message. Address it to abuse@(whatever the email server is, often yahoo.com, gmail.com, hotmail.com or other free public email), and send it.

Most importantly, never reply to these, never give someone your personal information when you are asked in these emails. They often ask for your bank account information, your phone and fax number, etc. Don&#039;t do it. Run a search for 419 Nigerian scams. You&#039;ll be shocked.

Answer 6

If it sounds to good to be true it is !! I live by that law because I have been taken before !! Delete !!

Answer 7

If it&#039;s to good to be true it is, better safe then sorry.

Answer 8

Oh, it is so totally sincere and on the complete up-and- up!  TONS of people get wonderful money from total strangers.

And by the way, is this guy&#039;s name Thomas Grey or is it Jeffery Chars?  He uses both as his, see third to last paragraph.  And does this dude really write like a proper Englishman?  Etc.....

Answer 9

probably is a scam... well that&#039;s what i think.

Answer 10

PMSL ... do you seriously believe that a &#039;wealthy&#039; person dying of cancer who wouldnt know you from Adam would give a toss about you?? Get rid of it honey nothing ever comes this easy

http://www.419eater.com/

Great reference site if your not sure

PS... For your own security dont post your email address