聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Like me, I鈥檓 sure you鈥檝e received dozens of notifications over the years that inform you that you are eligible to cash in on millions of dollars. Between the deaths of untold numbers of military men, as well as beloved fathers, uncles and who-knows-who-else, the number of dollars I would receive by responding to these spam emails exceeds my ability to count.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Just think, if I would simply supply personal information to these fraudsters who want me to believe that they have my best interests at heart, I would be able to spend lavishly for the rest of my life. On the other hand, if they would spend some money on a good education they鈥檇 have a good grasp of spelling and grammar, something they sadly lacked at the time of sending off those messages to me.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On a sadder note, I鈥檝e heard of many people who are snared in these traps. When lonely or perhaps desperate (or greedy) enough to believe the spiel they鈥檝e received, they are caught in the net of deceit.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A study out of the Financial Fraud Research Center at Stanford University鈥檚 Center on Longevity estimates that somewhere around 30 million Americans (not counting Canadians!) are sucked into financial fraud estimated at $40 billion to $50 billion annually. Even more surprising, to me at least, is that 鈥渧ictims include older people, yes, but also younger ones. Educated and undereducated. White-collar and blue-collar. Dumb people and smart ones.鈥� (http://longevity3.stanford.edu/blog/2012/11/19/scams-schemes-and-swindles-a-review-of-consumer-financial-fraud-research/)
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Deceit and fraud isn鈥檛 restricted to financial matters, though. In his letters to the early church, the Apostle Paul warns of spiritual deception and urges believers to keep focused on the simple Gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥溾�he same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him, for whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.鈥�
