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.
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