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St. Matthew's Church, Prayer By Mail, Prayer rug rip off Please read this before you do anything stupid, and here's how to report it, too. Tulsa Oklahoma
"Saint Matthew's Churches" recently sent me a letter regarding a "prayer rug" and instructions on how to use it. Quite frankly, I have zero religious inclinations, but this was too fascinating to pass up.
It came addressed to "RESIDENT - TO A FRIEND", and had a "prayer" printed on the back that, among other things, bestowed blessing to "someone in this home spiritually, physically, & financially." That was the first clue.
Next was the letter. It was addressed "Dear...Someone Connected with This Address", and had lots of bold type, red underlines and a very large message in the middle that declares "God's holy blessing power is in the enclosed anointed prayer rug we are loaning you to use!!!" The envelope seemed a little flimsy for a rug, and sure enough, the "rug" is a small, poster-sized picture of Jesus's face in purple printed on paper (complete with little fringe printed around the edges).
Please note the following sentance in the letter: "GIVE GOD YOUR BEST SEED AND BELIEVE HIM FOR HIS BEST BLESSING (St. Luke 6:38)." You will also notice a little area at the bottom of the checklist that says "Enclosed is my seed gift to God's work of $ ______."
BEFORE YOU GIVE THEM ANYTHING please take a look at this website entitled the "Shroud of Tulsa": http://www.maxmccoy.com/Shroud%20of%20Tulsa.htm . Do a search for the information mentioned if you need to verify it. DO NOT GIVE MONEY TO THESE PEOPLE. Even though I have no religious beliefs, I am fairly certain that praying for "this amount of money $ ________." isn't in the normal dogma. One more thing, DO NOT SEND THE "RUG" BACK unless you want to end up on the junk mail list from hell.
Report mail fraud (which is what this is) to the U.S. Postal Inspector at: https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm
T.
Louisville, Kentucky
U.S.A.
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Joe
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
"ITS A MIRACLE" ---NOT!
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, September 24, 2010
THE ONLY MIRACLE THAT IS TAKING PLACE HERE IS THE NUMBER OF GREEDY, IGNORANT, SUPERSTITIOUS PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO BE FOOLED INTO GIVING MONEY BY THIS SCAM AND THEN ARE WAILING, ANGRY AND GENERALLY IRATE BECAUSE THEY REALIZE THEY HAVE BEEN SCAMMED.
EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS SCAM. IT IS ONE OF THE PLACES THAT THE BIG CROOK AND TELEVANGELIST ROBERT TILTON LEARNED TO SCAM SO WELL!
THANKS TO RIP OFF REPORT, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING WISE TO THE ST. MATTHEW SCAM.
AND, SADLY, THAT IS ALL IT IS.
VERONICA BARRY
WOODBRIDGE,New Jersey,
USA
Nothing could be further from truth - miracles on daily basis
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, October 16, 2009
Nothing could be further from the truth. These people are not rip off artists, but in fact, God works through them in a miraculous way that I have never seen before.
Due to them, I have experienced physical and emotional healing in a way that could be deemed impossible. From one of their letters alone, the pain from a broken foot decreased 50% and further than that each day thereafter. I was able to walk out of a church pain free and throw away a cane I was forced to use.
Now, I find that I have had a life time case of anger ripped out of me. Psychiatrists the answer? No! I woke up and found that all residual anger, 45 years old, was no longer inside of me. Impossible, yes. But it happened.
I am pain free - impossible from the injuries I sustained from an accident and unable to get angry.
I have a whole new life in a whole new state with needs met, a closer relationship with God, and miracles occurring on a daily basis.
My story and my life.
Disbelieve if you dare. It is your loss and I thank this group for their ministry which has reached so many people.