Posting this because it is my first time actually gleaning something from a church bait. The lad in question is Iestyn Elias, who claims to run a ministry in North Carolina. His email came into my priest character's box one day:
I responded with a "Members only!" letter that I usually send out to charity lads:Hello there the due to the crises the whole world has been through,with the pandemic and crises around the world we where approached by a health organization which would majorly be assisting homeless and internally displaced kids around the world,orphanages around the world would be benefiting outrightly from this donations ,it would go a long way in given joy and happiness to the kids. The one way to show love and share happiness to kids around the world
And the mode of payment would be done through crypto currency which was adopted due to unconfirmed donations ,or sudden divert of of arms donated for the welfare of kids.This process is swift and easy to confirm with this mode of payment available at the moment
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Iestyn Elias
Hello sir. I'm sorry for not replying to your mail yesterday, I was busy meeting one of our parishioners from overseas, Kenya to be precise. I am a churchman, and I would like to donate to your church. However, it is our policy to only donate to members. If you became a member, we'd be more than happy to donate to you. Please do get back to me soon if you are interested in donations. Thank you and be blessed.
Father Lockheed
Glory to the Holy ****!
We are very sorry for barging into your privacy, and we are interested in the donations, but we would like to know what group you want us to join in other to make a decision. But we really hope it will be a charitable organization like ours too. Thank you and God bless
Oh it is alright, there was no breach of manners. I am the Head Reverend of the Church of the Holy ****. Here is our website: (redacted).
We are a charitable organization, and we have helped many individuals across the world, in places such as India, and Malaysia. We were all set to began expansion into Western Africa, and there was a man in Lagos, Nigeria, who said he'd be willing to join with us. We sent him $200,000 to start a congregation and help the poor, but unfortunately, he disappeared and we never heard from him again. Since then, we've been looking for someone to take his place. Do read through the website and mails, and if you believe this is something you would like to proceed with, I will direct you to Rev. Ukulele, our membership director. Be blessed, both you and your household.
Father Lockheed
Glory to the Holy ****!
Yes! He wants to join!We will very happy to proceed. Thank you
Thank you brother. Here is Rev. Ukulele's email: kenneth--@-----------. Tell him that Lockheed sent you and explain your mission to him. He will guide you through the initiation procedures. Be blessed.
Father Lockheed
Glory to the Holy ****
Sure enough, this showed up in my Ukulele box:I have sent him a message, thanks for your kindness
Good day sir
I was sent by Lockheed to brief you on our mission of helping the poor and he said that you are going to assist us in the initiations of the group before the donation. We ask for your kindness to be beyond our expectations Thank you and God bless
Iestyn Elias
Nothing came for a couple days, so I sent a mild "Where are you??" letter. He replied:Dear Sir,
There are only a few requirements and steps to become an outstanding member of The Church of the Holy ****. First we ask that you are of Christian faith. Next we will ask you to fill out a short informational form for our records, and photograph yourself holding it after completion. I have attached the application to this email.Thank you and God bless!
Rev. Ukulele
John 3:16
That was Oct. 5th. Had to prod him again, due to silence until Oct. 10th:Please we are very sorry for the delay in response, actually we have discussed about everything concerning joining the group, and and we arrived at a collective decision which gives us a positive sign to join your group and help the needy. Thank you and God bless
We are sorry for the delays, but we understand your conditions and we will look into it. Thank you and God bless
He did it wrong. He did it all wrong. And basically, I had to prod him every two days due to no emails. And I would always get these kinds of responses:Please we are sorry for the late responses. Please we would like to know what particular image you mean sir?
This is the filled and signed document which you asked for. Thank you and God bless
Finally, he did it right. This is "Iestyn Elias" holding his membership application as requested:
So sorry for the delays
We had so many issues to attend to so we couldn't reply you on time.
I wrote back in joy:
Dear Brother:
Thank you for your mail and I would like to confirm that the paper and photograph is very well received. You have a face of trustworthiness.
I will immediately began to put you on the fast track towards receiving donations. The amount is $250,000 USD. If you like, I can also petition for you to receive electronics. If you feel that your want you to request to go to www.amazon.com and pick out the electronic equipment that you think you need for the ministry, to a maximum of $10000. Make a list for me with the name of the product, how many you need, the price and a link to the product page, and I will make sure your parcel will be prepared to be sent to your ministry as soon as possible.
Blessings
Rev. Ukulele
John 3:16
We are very glad about the electronics offer but we would love to begin with 250,000 for the ministry first before we venture into the electronics level. Thank you and God bless
Now to get a piggy from this guy.Dear Brother:
Very well then. That is quite all right with us. May we please have your ministry's bank account information in order to transfer the $250,000 to you by October 31st? Thank you.
Be blessed
Rev. Ukulele
John 3:16