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by knappalori Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:34 pm
:? I received this email from a Helen Mousai saying that she only had 2 weeks to live, Scam or Not??????

:yikes: !st EmailFrom Ms Helen Mousai
Beloved Friend,
I apologize writing you this mail but i want you to consider me with much empathy. I am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes and

great sorrow in my heart because my Doctor told me that i will be dying approximately in two weeks time,due to my long protracted

breast cancer. Based on this development i want to will my entire estate and Funds which is deposited in a security company.

I am in search of a reliable person who is touched by humanitarian services,I want the Funds to be used to build charity organization for

people living with cancer,and also people who are currently undergoing treatment for various types of cancer. I also,will want some of

the funds to be used to help people living with HIV. The person i am hoping to find by this medium will take 10% of the total sum. While

90% of the money will go to charity organizations and helping the Orphanage Homes and the Less Privileged in your society.

I grew up as an Orphan,and also as only child and i don't have Relatives / Family member to take care of my estate. The total sum in i

have left behind for all these is $4.7 million dollars. I will provide you with other information once you indicate your willingness.

Please contact me on my personal email on {[email protected]} as soon as you receive this mail.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Helen Mousai


2nd EmailDear Beloved,
Thank you very much for your Willingness in Assisting me with
the utilization of my funds for people living with Cancer, HIV,
Orphanages and the less privileged.

At this stage you will have to contact my Attorney of Law Email
with the details as below and send a copy to me as well .......

Name:Barr. Richard Abu Dailey
Email :[email protected] (private email)

*Your Full Name :
*Phone, Fax and Mobile Number :
*Company Name, Position Held and Residential Address:
*Profession, Age ,Sex and Marital Status :
*Scan Copy Working Identity Card/Int Passport :

As soon as the above mentioned details has been sent to my
Lawyer. There will be verification of the information which you
have provided, and if proven to be in order, you will be
contacted by my lawyer for a brief telephone interview. once all
these are completed and satisfactory, he will issue to you a
Sworn Affidavit, which will prove that you are the new
beneficiary of my funds and all the necessary steps for the
signing of required documentation will be done, and consequently
the transfer of the funds to your given account.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein.

May the Peace of Almighty God be with you and your Family. Get
back to me soon.

Regards,
Ms. Helen Mousai

I attached a few pics of me so you can know me at least before i
pass away.
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by Jillian Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:03 am
Hi knappalori and welcome here. Yes, that is very definitely a scam. There is no woman, no attorney, and certainly no 4.7 million dollars. There is only a scammer, probably somewhere in West Africa, sending those emails in an attempt to steal your money through asking you to pay imaginary fees.
If you read around ScamWarners, in the Advance Fee Fraud forum, you will see many very similar emails.

You should stop any correspondence with the person sending you emails. Good for you for taking the time to ask here! :D

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by Ralph Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:09 am
Although you will have trouble opening some of these search results, you can see that the same scammer has sent the same email about a touch over a week ago Click Here

I would also happily wager that she will linger on for many more weeks or months and continue email while she believes you may send money, as Jillian has said, there is no doubt it is a scam and we have several examples of similiar scams posted in our forums.

Just a hunch, was this the email address Helen Mousai <[email protected]> you can see the same email address come up in These search results
by knappalori Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:36 pm
Thank you for letting me know. I knew it would be unlikely that anyone would do that but just thought I'd ask. Thanks again. Lori :beer:
by cheri8191 Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:50 pm
YES I GOT SCAMED TOO. SHE PROMISED ME 104 MILLION DOLLARS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SEND HER $1,150 IN LAWYER AND DOCUMENT FEES. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN DYING A LONG TIME. :oops: :oops:
by Dan Jones Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:56 pm
I'm sorry to hear that cherri, but I'm more sorry to see those blushing emoticons. You have nothing to be embarrassed about, the person who scammed you is no doubt very good at lying. He should be; it's what he does all day.

Unfortunately, your money is gone. The best thing you can hope to achieve is that you learn from this and are no longer so trusting with stangers - I hate saying that, but it's a fact of life - and to never send anyone you don't know - or isn't a reputable shop - money and even then not through Western Union or Moneygram.

Please post any of the opening emails and other details you have on this scammer. It will help other people to not be scammed. If it does, they will usually post and you can then know that something good has come out of this. It's a really nice feeling when you know you've helped someone not be scammed.

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