An Email with the Subject "reply urgently please" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:38:23 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as Mr Gray Norris <st.grayfoundation@yahoo.co.nz>.
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DEAR FRIEND LET US DO A GOOD WORK AND HELP THE LIVES OF THE SUFFERING.SEND ME AN EMAIL, IF SERIOUSLY INTERESTED. I AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH,MY NAME IS MR GRAY NORRIS FROM NEW ZEALAND.I USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM ,ENGLAND WHERE I AM PRESENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND WAS ALSO A MAJOR INVESTOR IN OFFSHORE OIL RIGGS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS CRIPPLED BY STROKE WHICH LEFT HALF PART OF MY BODY PARALYSED AND ALSO I HAD UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE EYE SURGERY WHICH HAS RESULTED INTO POOR VISION.FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE, A SPIRITUAL CURE ALL TO NO AVAIL.RECENTLY MY DOCTOR GAVE ME A VERY BAD NEWS WHICH IS VERY DISTURBING TO MY EARS,HE SAID THAT IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS TIME THAT I WILL DIE OF MY ILLNESS,I HAVE NO CLOSE RELATIVE AROUND AND THE ONLY ONE I HAVE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A DISTANT COUSIN OF MINE,MRS LINDA LEFLER WHO LEFT FOR AUSTRALIA 10 YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T SEEN HER NEITHER DO I HAVE HER POSTAL ADDRESS. I HAVE SURRENDERED MY LIFE TO GOD AND I AM NOW A BORN AGAIN,I WANT TO DO A GOOD DEED BEFORE I DEPART,HENCE MY CONTACTING YOU.I WANT TO SET UP ORPHANAGES IN MY NAME AND ALSO DONATE THE REST OF MY WEALTH TO THE MISSIONARY OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR THE NEEDY SINCE THE WEALTH WOULD NOT BE USEFULL FOR ME WHEN I AM GONE.I AM SEEKING FOR WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO DILLIGENTLY CARRY OUT THIS WILL OF GOD FOR ME WHICH IS THE REASON I AM CONTACTING YOU.MY ACCOUNT BALANCE PRESENTLY TOTALLING #36,828,645.67 POUNDS STERLING AS WAS REFLECTED IN MY LAST STATEMENT ACCOUNT FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT I HAVE IN LONDON AND I WISH THAT YOU USE THIS FUND TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT AS I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 24% OF THESE FUNDS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND PUT THE REST INTO THE CHURCH AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BANK FOR THESE FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED BUT THE FIRST THING I WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU IS TO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD,RIGHT NOW I AM CONFINED TO AN AUTOMATED WHEEL CHAIR IN THE TEACHING HOSPITAL AND THE INTERNET IS THE ONLY MEANS I HAVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.I PRESUME THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO MEET REGARDING SUCH ISSUE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER TO GO TO ANOTHER PARTY,PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME ON THIS AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR CELLPHONE, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENABLE MYSELF CALL YOU WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NURSE HERE WHO HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME,I WANT YOU TO SEND YOUR RESPONSE AS I AM EAGERLY EXPECTING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO MY MAIL. AS SOON AS I RECIEVE A RESPONSE FROM YOU I SHALL SEND A CHEQUE FROM THE HOSPITAL TO MY BANK TO TRANSFER EVERY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THS FUND OVER TO YOU INCLUDING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT YOU CAN COMMENCE ON THIS WORK OF GOD FOR ME AS I AM DISABLED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND AND DO MUCH. I AM PRESENTLY VERY ILL AND WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT FOR YOU TO REPLY ME,I AM BY MY BEDSIDE AND WILL BE AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. REMAIN BLESSED, MR.GRAY NORRIS.