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marta
New member
Username: marta
Post Number: 13
Registered: 9-2005
Posted From: 24.15.28.105
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 10:47 am: | 
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I got an interesting email recently. The author claims to be a person who was saved by watching Benny Hinn on TV. He then proceeds to say that he is convicted by his sin and wants to give me a large amount of money ... to do God's work.
It's obvious by the language in the email that it is designed to target Christians, especially those who follow televangelists like Hinn. Don't worry. I didn't respond. This is just a new variation to an old scam that is designed to get my personal info so that the sender can empty my bank account.
If anyone else receives an email similar in any way to what I have described, don't be tempted to answer it. It's a scam. Just delete it off of your computer, and trust the Lord to supply for you in other ways. |
saygoodnightgracie
Junior Member
Username: saygoodnightgracie
Post Number: 27
Registered: 5-2005
Posted From: 72.127.81.144
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 10:56 am: |
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If he has a check in his spirit, he should make it out to me... ...
Just kidding Marta, I get a lot of those in my "junk" email inbox and they are very often attempting to cash in on the good intentions of Christians. |
saygoodnightgracie
Junior Member
Username: saygoodnightgracie
Post Number: 28
Registered: 5-2005
Posted From: 72.127.81.144
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 10:56 am: |
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If he has a check in his spirit, he should make it out to me......
Just kidding Marta, I get a lot of those in my "junk" email inbox and they are very often attempting to cash in on the good intentions of Christians. |
marta
New member
Username: marta
Post Number: 14
Registered: 9-2005
Posted From: 24.15.28.105
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 11:23 am: |
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I get several emails a day claiming that I have won a large amount of money, inherited a large amount of money, or that some generous person just wants to give me a large amount of money.
I just laugh and delete them. But when they bring the name of God into their little scams ... 
(Message edited by marta on May 07, 2007) |
saygoodnightgracie
Junior Member
Username: saygoodnightgracie
Post Number: 31
Registered: 5-2005
Posted From: 75.241.141.116
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 11:31 am: |
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For a period of time, I had been responding to those emails with very funny responses, stringing them along - some of my responses were quite funny and I was collecting them for a book (ala "Letters from a Nut", which if you haven't read you MUST immediately) but I must have gotten my junk email address on some block list because I hardly ever get them anymore. |
mcmstaff78
Intermediate Member
Username: mcmstaff78
Post Number: 191
Registered: 7-2006
Posted From: 68.211.46.175
| | Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 1:51 pm: |
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Respond back and tell him you don't have a bank account, but he can send the money to your PayPal account!  |
cybermom
New member
Username: cybermom
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 67.186.102.112
| | Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2007 - 7:52 pm: |
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Wow, guys, a funny thread with no attacks. Just info and humor. FN is slipping. There may be hope yet  . |
psv123
New member
Username: psv123
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2007
Posted From: 70.240.90.83
| | Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 3:07 pm: |
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I send messages back to them telling them my father is the head of the FBI and I have forwarded their email to him for investgation. I also thank them for making their job easy as they can be located very easy. |