From Sister Regina Lewis.

Charity scam, but mods feel free to move if I am wrong on the type of scam:

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From Sister Regina Lewis.

Dear in christ ,
I am Mrs. Regina Lewis. from Brunel . I am married to Mr.Robin Lewis.
who worked with ( Brunel) embassy here in Ivory Coast for good year before
he died in the year 2006.We were married for many years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his
death we were both born again Christian.Since his death I decided not to
remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $(3.6
Million ) USD three million six hundred thousand U .S. Dollars in a
Finance Security Company here in Abidjan.Recently,my Doctor told me that I
would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or a
God fearing person that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein.I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages,
widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God
is maintained.The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand
that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my late husband's relatives are not Christians
and I don't want my late husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will beused in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision..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 hence the presence of my husband's relatives are
around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the relevant documents that will legalize you to have access over
this fund.I will also issue you an affidavit that will proove you the
present beneficiary of this fund in the Finance Security Company.I want
you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shephard.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.

Please always be prayerful all through your life and pray to God to
forgive me my sins.Contact me on my private email,any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for another church or a God fearing person
for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
[email protected]

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Your's Sister In Christ,
Mrs. Regina Lewis,

Classic example of the dying wealthy widow version of advance fee fraud. If anyone were to respond to this email to try to help, there would be false fees needing to be paid in order to further the transaction. The fees would continue until the victim will no longer pay. There is NO actual fund, just a scammer making up lies.

I've moved this to Advance Fee Fraud. While, yes, the scam is in asking you to help because they supposedly want to donate to a charity, our forum on Charity scams is for posting emails from scammers posing as a charity.