DOES THIS WORK?
The latest variation on the Nigerian spam scam sympathetically invokes the memory of one of the late 20th century's great butchers--a mere "nationalist" by this account:
with due respect, l apologize for intruding as we have not known ourselves or met previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter because of my present situation.
I am Mrs. Amina Amin, the widow of the late Military Head of state of Uganda Present Idi Amin; He died at 8:20 a.m. Saturday 9th of August 2003[1:20 a.m. EDT] at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
In spite of the above, I am presently receiving treatment in a specialist hospital at Cotonou in Republic of Benin for a chronic heart disease that has almost paralyzed me and affected my immune system, and as a result of my present condition l have decided to seek for your help in assisting to concluding a pending business arrangement. The funds to carry out this project are presently deposited with a Finance company abroad.
The funds emanates from Kickbacks from contract , which my late husband has executed with Saudi Arabian Government for export of Crude Oil. Amin's rule was marked by extreme nationalism, as thus the international communities saw my husband's leadership as bad governance, and this led to the imposition of sanctions on members of our families. Having been going through agonizing and excruciating circumstances which have given rise to my very poor state of health, l now seize this opportunity to seek in confidence your assistance in fronting as a close family ally in receiving the funds on my behalf as all the documents to formalize this project would be made available to you upon the receipt of your consent.
If my confidential terms are ok by you, you must promise me that you will use a certain percentage of the money as donation to charitable organizations in your country, while part of the money will be used to support same programs in Africa. L have a daughter who is Fifteen years of age and my share of the fund will be made available to her when she becomes of age. If you are ready to act accordingly in this manner, l will give you the co-ordinates of my lawyer to enable you liaise and sign the agreement documents, before handing over the full information that would enable you conclude this project on my behalf.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Mrs. Amina Amin
I can't feel too bad for people who fall for this particular scam.