I need my empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology

The spam messages are getting stranger.

Dear Trusting Friend in God,

Dear what now?

This is Mrs. Melissa Richardson from London,

I highly doubt that.

58 years an aging widow suffering from long time illness.

Sorry to hear that. Why are you telling me?

I have the sum of $17.5M for you

No, you don't.

to use the fund for God’s work.

I found your e-mail address as a real Child of God

No, you didn't.

for over a month now that I have been praying about you

No, you haven't. Seriously, are there people this works on?

to know if really you are working according to the direction of God

I guess it largely depends on which god, but trust me, lady, it ain't yours. Even were I Christian, it wouldn't be your weird version.

so after all my prayers I am convince,

"Convinced".

and I have decided to contact you, Please if you would be able to use the funds for the Lord's work,

I mean, could I use the money? Sure. Do you have it? No. Would you send it to a stranger from a blind-buy email list? Hells, no. So why are you here?

with trust reply me

Never gonna happen.

with this e-mail address: ( mehards02@gmail.com )

Wau, that's not only a fake email, that's an email developed for PornHub or Grindr.

But I looked into it. Apparently variations of this one go back to 2020, with an expanded backstory. Seems like in the intervening time, she's moved from Benin to London.

Thanks

No thanks,

Yours in the Lord

Don't care,

Mrs. Melissa Richardson.

And that's not who you are, anyway.

Seriously--do people actually fall for this nonsense? Why?