Cynthia Adams Scam?

I have recieved emails from a woman named Cynthia Adams regarding the death of her late husband and wanting to donate 5 million dollars. She speaks of wanting to donae the money because she is dying of cancer. SHe wants the money to go to someone who will invest at least 805 to orphanages etc.
I corresponded with her, so that I could get as much info as possible .
Her last email asked me to contact the bank.
Her email gave the instructions for the following:
To:

AIB BANK LONDON
Rydges Kensington Plaza 61
Gloucester Road Kensington
London SW7 4PE - UK
Tel:+ 447031800649
Fax:+ 448709747398
Email:[email protected]
Contact Person: MR.JEAN-PAUL ANDRY

Subject: Request for fund transfer

My name is .............. ............... a resident of .................... I am writing this email to you because I had been appointed by Mrs Cynthia Adams, a friend and foreign associate of mine, whom have appointed me to seek release of the fund totaling the sum of $5 Million (USD) lodged at your custody by Late Mr.Fernandes E.Adams.

Please kindly inform me of the proceedural step to ensure release of the said fund via wire transfer to my account here in ....................

Yours faithfully,

............... ................

Her initial email is the following:
Dear Beloved In Christ,
I BRING YOU CALVARY GREETINGS
I am Mrs Cynthia Adams from Cape Verde, I am married to Mr. Fernandes E. Adam ,
I
and my late husband was into, Estate management and also a Government Estate
Building Contractor
before my husband death on January 25 2007. We were married for eleven years
without a child due
to my fibriod problem. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days.

Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since my husband death I
have been diagnosed
with esophageal cancer . When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of
$5Million (USD)
dollars in a bank in Europe.Presently the money is still in the bank.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Four months due
to cancer problem.
From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious
that I may not
live more than two months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
dangerous stage .

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to good person that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want to you use at least 80% this
fund for orphanages,
widows and and also propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house
of God is maintained
and take the remaining 20% to take good care of your good God Given Home. l took
this decision because
I don't have any child that will inherit this money . This is why I am taking
this decision to donate
this fund for charity. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I
know that I am going
to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my
case and I shall hold
my peace". I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of
my health.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to
serve the Lord must
serve him in spirit and Truth, always be prayerful all through your life. Write
to me on the this email
address immediately and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another good person, for
this same purpose.Assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your
response immedaitely. Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.l remain yours
sister in Christ.

Yours Mrs. Cynthia Adams.

Her email is the following:[email protected]

Please let me know your thoughts on this possible scam.
I found her email in a site that was several blogs about similar things. (abteverythingblogspot.com)
Regards,
Pamela

Welcome to ScamWarners.

This is a definite scam. If you do an internet search for a few of the phrases, you'll see very similar emails posted in lots of places, identified as scams.
Calvary Greetings is a phrase I've only seen in Scam Formats. The wealthy widow dying of cancer is a very common advance fee fraud email, many variations of which are posted here at ScamWarners in the advance fee fraud forum.

By posting the information here, you have now made these exact details searchable should someone else be suspicious and choose to look. Good for you.

it's a real bank, but without a branch at that address as far as I can tell. The phone number is a UK one, but one that allows calls to be redirected anywhere in the world. Don't quite understand the fax number. 44 870 is a valid dialing code, and perhaps they're relying a a victim not using it.
The scammer could be anywhere in the world.

I found this slightly different version with a search on the email address without the "@gmail.com"

You can see the search result here http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=g ... hiaadams45

Dear Beloved In Christ,

I BRING YOU CALVARY GREETINGS
I am Mrs Cynthia Adam from Cape Verde, I am married to Mr. Stevenson Jf Adam, I
and my late husband was into, Estate management and also a Government Estate
Building Contractor before my husband death on January 25 2007. We were married
for eleven years without a child due to my fibriod problem. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since my husband death I
have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer . When my late husband was alive we
deposited the sum of $12.8Million (USD) dollars in a Bank in Europe.Presently
the money is still in the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not
last for the next Four months due to cancer problem. From all indications, my
condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more
than two months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very dangerous stage .

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to good person that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want to you use at
least 80% this fund for orphanages, widows and and also propagating the word of
God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained and take the remaining
20% to take good care of your good God Given Home. l took this decision because
I don't have any child that will inherit this money . This is why I am taking
this decision to donate this fund for charity.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going
to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my
case and I shall hold my peace". I don't need any telephone communication in
this regard because of my health .My happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit
and Truth, always be prayerful all through your life. Write to me on the this
email address immediately and any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another good person, for this same purpose.Assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your response immedaitely.
Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.l remain yours sister in Christ.
Mrs Cynthia Adam

The FAX number is redirectable as well:

Information on phone number range +44 870974XXXX
Number billable as national rate number
Original network provider* Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

UK numbers with the prefix 870 are all charged at the long-distance rate, and are redirected the the businesses real phone number. In this case it is probably redirected to a FAX to email service, so the scammer may be anywhere in the world. See Magrathea non-georaphic services page

Real businesses do use +44870 numbers, but +44703 numbers are much rarer. The only time most people will come across them is in connection to a scam.

Update on e-mail address and e-mail response:
[email protected]
Dear Beloved Rev T,



I am happy to hear from you, I hope all is well with you and other members of your household to the glory of Almighty God. I received and read your letter this afternoon with gratitude to GOD.


I got your contact via internet where I was searching for a reliable person who can help me out of this my critical condition, I saw and select your name among equal, I have pray and fasted over this before sending you this proposal, so I believe its GOD that direct me to choose you out of this.


I have been finding it so difficult to write you due to my health condition but I thank God that everything is well. Infact I must confess that this your letter is a very big relief to me,because my contact to you is of divine direction,and I have no regret over this donation,as I am sure that this fund will be appropriately used for the expansion of his kingdom through you.



Secondly I will be happy to be alive to see this divine project come to pass through you.To know more about me, In the year 1997, I attended a Crusaded here on invitation of a neighbour Sister Sarah after she must have prayed with me on my barreness. I could not attend the first and Second day and she come to our house to ask why did not. I had to promise to be there the next day of the programme.



The message that was Arise, shine for all the brethren that were in attendance. I was touched by that message (Isaiah 60) After the mes sage, the preacher asked those that there not known Christ to come out and publicly declare Him. When I looked around only few people were going out to the preacher. My inner person told me, can you see that almost 98% of the Crowd of more than 2000 people know Christ.



Observing them, they were looking happy and undisturbed while my mind troubled me. I had to moveout to the preacher. The preacher prayed with us and refered us an usher who directed us to a pastor who took our names and addresses. Meanwile I had so many testimonies of the LORD's doing.



After which, I started studing the Bible until I reach a portion that says come all you that
heavily lader I will give you rest. As I continued, I read about the ressuration of Lazarus. I thought staying indoors reading the Bible would help me, not until Sister Sarah come to invite me to thanks giving service for her cousin. That I honoured the following sunday.

It was there I was arrested after the sermon entitled the Bone shall rise again, and the song and praises and dances that preceeded the sermon.From that day I become an active member of Christain action Faith Mission (CAFM).



However, my husband did not tolorate this at all with alot of allegations over my ovement that always look me to Church either for prayers or Bible study.



Though, I was always reacting.Spontanously, to the behaviour of my husband until I heard a sermon Forget, forgive and move forward. the ingredients in the sermon change my counteance toward my husband. I learnt to treat him with more love dispite his attitude.

After about a year and two months, he become hypertasive and was always worry about nothing. He was placed on constant medication always. One night he was groaning in pains, I prayed for him after I must have educated him about Christ, the next day he become stronger, I told him this is the work of our good LORD and he tried to argue.



The next day, he returned to the painful mood and continued with his drugs. But instead of recuperating, it detoriated. It was then he personally invited me to pray for him again, I was made him to orally declare Christ which he did. After my prayers there was a change the next day, it was then he believed in the power of the Almighty and subsequently started attending Church with me to the glory of God.



Until his death caused by Hypertisis, we was a believer. Infact, my testimony is quite elaborate that it may contain more than ten pages front and back. To this effect all communication should be via e-mail. To elaborat on the desire of my late husband and mine, this fund must be channelled to humanitarian and Charity services with much emphasis on propagation of the gospel.You and your household,including your church members should interceed for me through prayers for a heal ing miracle.



I will want you to send me your full name and address, so that I can issue you an authorised letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund from Cape Verde federal High Court of Justice. I will be sending you the certificate of deposit of this fund immediately after the authorised letter is ready with the contact of the Bank in Europe where my late husband deposited the Fund..



Thanks and God bless us all in his infinite mercy.



Waiting to hear from soon.



Remain blessed.
Yours Sister in Christ,
Sister Mrs Cynthia Adam.

Welcome to Scamwarners, and thanks for the ifo about the new email address "she's" using.
Am I right in thinking from the "Dear Beloved Rev T" that you're baiting the scammer? Not that we disapprove. As you will see from our sister site www.419eater.com.