A lot of these seem to be getting a decidedly religious flavour lately. I'm afraid their being god-fearing christians doesn't cut too much ice with me - I'm a pagan too. Not to mention a slight problem with me not believing them. (Why Jenny! - how could you be so cynical? :-)


Dearly Beloved

It is by the grace of the Lord that I send you this letter ,Having known
the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in
the sight of The Lord for eternal life and in the sight of man for
witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs Melissa Pointer the wife of Mr Harry Pointer, my husband
worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for Fifteen years before he
died in the year 2001.We were married for ten years without a
child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of US $3.5M. (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Bank in Europe.Presently,
this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me
as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the release of this
money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to
receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently, I'm in a hospital in Kenya where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to
talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to
live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations any where in the World. Because relatives and friends
have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live
with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of
them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand and
collect the Funds from the Bank.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to
ensure that the house of God is maintained.It is said that blessed
is the hand that giveth.I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money and myhusband relatives are not
Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will
be used in an ungodly manner.Hence the reason for taking this bold
decision. I am not afraid of deathhence I know where I am going. I
know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.I don't need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless
voice and presence of my husband's relatives 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
contact of Attorney who is in Europe as he will be the one to
assist you in laying claims for this funds.

Yours Ever.
Melissa Pointer.