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From: VELMA THUMMEL <mrs_velma@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 05:04:33 -0500 (EST)
Subject: God bless you from Mrs. Velma.
An SOS mail from:
Mrs. Velma Velora THÜMMEL.
Lome Togo.
Dear,
May you receive this mail with total joy and the fullness in Christ Jesus. It will please me if you are a born-again christain or you are in full time ministerial work? Does your ministry undertake humanitarian and charitable activities? I hope your ministry does not preach or discriminate against other religious sects but rather propagates the message of fullness in life in order to save souls. If the above is in the affirmative, then this mail is for you.
Let me hasten to introduce myself as Mrs Velma Velora THÜMMEL, from Switzerland. I am a Director with WAND (WOMEN'S ACTION FOR NEW DIRECTION), a Non-Govermental Organisation. I was happily married for over 22 years to Dr. Filippe Martin THÜMMEL from Germany, who until his death was a staff of ECOSOC (ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL) an NGO under the UNITED NATIONS. We used to live in Togo. It's a sorrowful thing to say that he died in a fatal motor accident alongside with our only son on the 19th of May 2003, while coming back from a prayer and crusade meeting. (God knows best).
My husband as a devout christian was partly engaged in vangelisation and helping the less privileged in Togo and the neighbouring countries of Benin, Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire. As our only child was growing in the spirit, we planned that he would open a full time Ministry and take to humanitarian needs. But the wicked hands of death snatched him away and thereby cut short this noble plan.
On this course, we had deposited our entire life's savings of US$ 7.5 Million with a Finance and Security company here in Lome, in the Republic of Togo. Please note that the money was stached in a trunk box by my late husband and he declared and deposited it as a family treasure with the company. The Finance and Security company is not aware of the real contents of the box.
With my name as the next of kin as God may have it, I was unfortunately diagonised of liver cancer, and the doctors said I have just six months to live. I am presently an in-patient of a notable hospital in Ghana. I have lived for another three months and in view of my present deteriorating health condition, it is not likeable that I shall survive the remaining given months. I am disturbed and may pass on any minute. My fear has been on the management and security of the fund for the mere fact that I have no heir apparent.
By my training and orientation, I have decided to give out this fund for the emancipation of mankind and so nominate you as my heir apparent. I will WILL this fund into your care. This fund should be judiciously used in catering and donation to the less priviledged in war torn countries, motherless children education, evangelisation and building for God and other charitable courses.(prov.19:17 ). By so doing, I would have succeeded in immortalising the wishes of my late Husband and my only son.
Beloved, though I am sick and dying, I am not afraid of death because I know that I have fought the good fight.(2Timothy 4 vs 7-8) Do not weep for me for my soul has found solace in the bossom of the Lord. I will rest happily in death if only you carry on and continue with the good fight. (And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.(Galatians 6 vs.9). I am prepared to give you all the documents and to WILL the fund to you if you sincerely accept this proposal.
I have an aid here whom I pay monthly and he helps me out with my domestic and international activities since I am momentarily incapacitated. He will for the time been cordinate this project with you until all is handed over to you and the fund transfered to your total care and management. Please understand that this message requires urgency in view of my ill-health. Any delay in your response will give me room to contact another person. Hope to hear from you soon.
Remain blessed,
Velora.
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