This time it's the "Christian with Cancer from Where?" story

As you can see, this type of scam e-mail is sent quite regularly. Not as often as the lottery scam e-mails I admit. Just the same, I get 2 or 3 a week.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Response Required (23-Sep-2005 10:18)
From: fromholsteinr@yahoo.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

Greetings,

I am Mrs. Rosaline Holstein I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old; 2 years ago I was diagnosed for cancer, immediately after the death of my husband Mr. Gregory Ray Holstein, who has left me everything he worked for while in America.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less than one hour.

I decided to WILL/donate an amount that will be disclosed to you later for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my representative is aware I have changed my will and he will arrange the transfer of the funds to you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Contact my representative who is in person of Mr. Mark Johnson with this specified email; infomarkjohnson@netscape.net and inform him that I have briefed you about the Will and he will inform you of the amount I am willing to you for the good work. I know I don’t know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Regards,

Mrs. Rosaline Holstein.