어느날…무심코 열어본 g-mail 스팸박스.
한가지 특이한 메일을 발견했다. 그것은 바로 “GREETINGS” 라는 제목의 영문 이메일이었다.
얼필봐서는 스팸인것처럼 보였지만… 메일 내용의 처음부분으로 보아 단순한 스팸은 아닌것 같았다. 그래서 호기심에 열어보았다. 내용은 다음과 같다.
From: Ehab Elbalawi <ehab.elbalawi1@live.co.uk>
Reply-To: ehab.elbalawi@live.co.uk
To: undisclosed-recipients : ;
Subject: GREETINGS
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:23:38 +0300 (Thu, 04:23 KST)Top of the day,
Goodday to you and your family, i am sorry to disturb you but i felt deeply in
my heart that you are that individual that i have been looking for and
so i can
contact you for a blessing that you are about to receive and also share with
people that need it, my name is Mr. Ehab Elbalawi a merchant in Dubai, in the
U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which was discovered very
late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. This sickness has defiled all
forms of medicine, and right now I have only a few months to live,
according to
medical experts. I have since lost my power of speech and can only manage to
write now, as that has been the only way I am able to communicate. I have not
particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not
even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never Generous, I
was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is
more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I
believe when i am given a second chance to come to this world I would live my
life a different way from how i have lived it. Now that i have been called, I
have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and
extended family members as well as a few close friends.I want the almighty to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so i have decided
to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last
good deeds I do on earth. I want to believe that you will be capable of
handling this task for me. I will wait to hear from you to know if you are
capable of doing this favour for me, You will be bless as you have decided to
do this, I will wait for your urgent response to my mail address:
ehab_elbalawi14@yahoo.com , thank you for deciding to actualize this task for
humanity sake.Regards,
Ehab Elbalawi.
아니, 이게 무슨 소리인가… 솔직히, 영어라 이해하기 힘든면이 있었지만 겨우겨우 사전을 살펴보며 대충이나마 메일의 내용을 알 수 있었다.
내용인즉슨… 죽을 병에 걸린 자신이 그동안의 죄를 뉘우치고 자선사업을 하려는데 도움을 달라는 내용이었다.
오호… 굉장히 중요한 메일인 것이었다. 이런 메일을 내가 그동안 스팸함에 내버려뒀다니… 솔직히 미안했다.
냉큼 답장을 적어, 건강의 안녕과 자선사업을 하기로 한 결심에 박수를 보낸다는 내용의 답장을 적어 보냈다..
그랬더니.. 바로 다음날.. 또 한통의 답신 메일을 받았다. 물론, 스팸함에서..
내용은 다음과 같았다…
보낸사람 Ehab Elbalawi <ehab_elbalawi14@yahoo.com>
받는사람 날짜 제목 보낸사람 인증기관
you very much for your mail and your wiliness to help a dying man and
humanity, and i know God has a hand in this, because reading your mail,
it gave me a very big relief, knowing that i have found the right
person that i can Trust to carry out my wishes, and i Pray that God
should give you the strength to carry out this work.
My close
family members are however not happy with the way I have disbursed
everything of mine to the motherless babies and the less
privileged.That was why they failed to help me actualize my dream of
supporting charity. They held for themselves the funds I made
available for charity and went as far as even trying to terminate my
life when the hour (though very short) has not come. All relationship
with me has been severed, and they are of the opinion that the last of
my fortune has been spent.
Incidentally, the sum of $10,000,000,00 ten million dollars (United States) lies in a security company in Europe,
and well packaged in a consignment, that is the last I have here on
earth after my medical bills have been estimated and all expenses paid
pending when I shall be no more. These funds I wish to entrust to you,
to help propagate the works of charity where ever your location is. By
so doing, I would need your utmost sincerity and honesty to carry the
venture along successfully.
I need you to get in contact with both my lawyer and the security company in London, and please you must understand that the security company does not know the actual content of the consignment,
which i deposited with them, all they were told is that it contains personal belongings, please take note.
I
am sending you their contact details to enable you establish
communication with them, i would also like to inform you of the need to
send the following information’s to my lawyer to enable him prepare the
necessary document; A scanned copy of either your driver’s license or
the first page of your International Passport, Your Full Names, Mailing Address, And Your Full Contact Details:
LAWYER DETAILS:
Bar. Johnson Watson(Esq.)
Email:jwatson45_esq@yahoo.co.uk
esq_watsonj@uk2.net
SECURITY COMPANY DETAILS:
ACCESS SECURITY VAULTS AND SERVICES
Tel; +447035971580
Email:access_seccs_vaults@yahoo.co.uk
access_secc_vaults@yahoo.com
Contact person: Dr. Cletus Williams (PhD)
Director of Operations (D.O.P)
14 York Road, Ilford Essex,
IG1 3AD London, England.
Please
see that you contact them as the beneficiary ASAP, and let them know
that you are the beneficiary of the consignments that is under their
custody and that was deposited with them by Mr Ehab Elbalawi and also
they should let you know what will be required of you in order to
secure the consignments/Funds or get it delivered to you at your
hometown.
I
really do not have a long time to stay, as my doctors have notified me,
that i only have a few mouth to spend here on earth, and it will be my
greatest joy to see you make great progress with the security company,
and i also need to release the Unlock Codes to you, in order for you to
be able to gain access to the boxes.
Please get back asap.
Regards,
Ehab Elbalawi.
와우!!! 세상에나..!!! 나에게 천만 달러를? 이런 행운이?? 가능한 빨리 변호사와 비밀 회사에 연락을 주라고?? 운전 면허증이나 여권의 첫장만 복사를 하면 되는 것인가..? 헐…천만 달러…라.. 그걸로 뭘하지??? >>ㅑ!!
………….. 솔직히…5초쯤 행복했다.;; 5초가 지난뒤에는…에효.. 낚였구나 싶었다.
너무나 급한 진전… 답장 메일을 보낼때는 정말로 순수한 마음이었는데, 한순간에 뭉개졌다. 돈얘기와 변호사, 보안 회사 얘기만 없었더라면… 끝까지 좋게 생각했을텐데.
구글에다가 보낸이의 이름을 검색도 안해봤을텐데…에휴..
짓밟힌 나의 순수함을 돌려줘….T^T
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