{"id":3651,"date":"2008-06-20T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-20T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/06\/scam-spam-undermining-your-religion\/"},"modified":"2008-06-20T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-20T14:53:00","slug":"scam-spam-undermining-your-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/06\/scam-spam-undermining-your-religion.html","title":{"rendered":"Scam Spam Undermining Your Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I was \u201cblessed\u201d to receive the following scam e-mail not once but twice. To all those who have received it and think it may be legitimate, <em>it is not<\/em>. It is an attempt to get your personal information. <strong>Don\u2019t fall for it!<\/strong> The message text follows. Note the hilarious (and presumably unintentional) part about \u201cundermining your religion\u201d!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/div>\n<p>Messaggio<\/p>\n<p>Chiesa Cattolica Italiana (http:\/\/www.chiesacattolica.it\/), that is the Catholic Church Italy, would like to inform you that you have been picked by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients for a cash Grant\/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business development. The Church is one of the biggest churches built for God in Italy. In the year 1901, they started offering collection for the Sole objective of human growth, educational and Community development. In collaboration with the ECOWAS, UNO, and the EU, We are giving out an annual donation of US$650,000.00 each to 100 lucky recipients each year, undermining your religion.<\/p>\n<p>These specific Donations\/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development. You can be of any religion to receive this grant. The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and all around).<br>Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you. Take time and thought in spending the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of<br>supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$650,000.00 as charity donations\/aid from the Catholic Church Italy, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 Internet websites or a shop\u2019s cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from). You are required to contact the Church Executive Secretary below, for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. After contacting the secretary, you will be given your donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the funds.<\/p>\n<p>Please endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers<br>+(N-2.2.2,6.6.4.7, E-9.1 0.5.6) in all discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Exec Sec Rev sister Abrielle Gallo<br>Email: chiesacattolica03@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the EU, ECOWAS, UNO, strictly administers these donations\/Grants. You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of God, The Church, ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, accept our warmest congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>May God bless you with this donation?<br>Rev. 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