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  by Koraxbear
 
I've seen this one a few times in my mailbox and always know it is a scam, in this I got sent the message 3 times in two days here is the message and the headers:
I will like you to help me see my final wish come true,i am very sick with cancer and i want
to donate my estate to the orphanage and widows($18.5M) is currently in the Security Company .
I will give you more instruction as soon as i hear from you.

Judith Ferguson,
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  by Jillian
 
Hi and thank you for posting this. :D Yes, it's very definitely a scam. I have moved this thread from the charity scams forum, which is for scammers posing as a charity, to this forum for advance fee fraud scams.

The supposed plea of a wealthy widow dying of cancer is very, very common and comes in a few slightly different forms.

If you look at the "introduction to advance fee fraud" topic in this forum, you'll see an explanation of how the scam works. Please let us know if you have any specific questions.