Looks like the Nigerian scam artists have moved to Iraq. Got this in my email today... ********************** No: 24A Idrisa Road, Baghdad. Republic of Iraq. Salam Sorry for the empty email my nurse sent to you, she want to be sure that the email address is oprational.Greetings to you in the name of Allah, i got your e mail through the help of my nurse who scanned the internet and gave me your mail. I am Mrs Aisha Amudu a devoted muslim,a new muslim convert of 61 years old after being converted from a christian family by my husband. For quite a good number of years now,I have been suffering from cancer of the breast and fibroid of the womb which has for a long time now affected my health and from all indications my condition is deteriorating by day and by my doctor's prediction I have less than six months to live. My husband who is now late was Amudu during the US/British attack against the president of my country (Sadam Hussain).My late husband was a member of the contract award committee of the republican ministry of petroleum and resources of Iraq under the regime of Sadam Hussein. Throughout the period of my marriage with my husband,all efforts to bear children proved abortive because of my poor state of health.My husband was a very wealthy and influential man during the post war in Iraq. After his death,I inherited all his wealth since he has no other next of kin. Since it is now obvious that I may not survive my poor state of health, I have deemed it necessary to leave a legacy on Earth and give a positive account and justification of the life I lived on Earth before the Almighty Allah. This I want to achieve by committing part of this wealth in all sincerlity to fund , Islamic orphanages,widows and the less priviledge peoples all over the world. I know that afterdeath, I will be with ALLAH the most beneficent and the most merciful. Please, note that this sum(us$ 32 Million dollars) was securely deposited in a security/financial company in Dubai in my name by my husband . I have highlighted my attorney on the said sum and all the possible assistance he would render to you on the documents covering the transaction as to enable you receive it as I cannot follow it up because of my ill health,this e mail is being written for me by the nurse in my private hospital. I will also issue you a letter of authorization to anable the money be paid to your Account.I want you and the Muslim community and all servants of the almighty where you reside to always pray for me .It does not matter your religion or wether i trust you but do actualize my dreams with this money for the sake of the almighty.My happiness is that i lived a life of a true devoted life worthy of emulation. Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when remitted to you will be judiciously used for the said purpose and you will take 25% as a compensation for your assistance in carrying out these humanitarian services. Whoever wants to serve God must serve him in truth and in fairness. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room to source for another person or a devoted muslim for this same purpose.Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders. May the almighty ALLAH continue to bless you. Best regards. Mrs Aisha Amudu.
Write back and tell her to send a check and you'd be more than willing to help!!! I can't believe anyone would fall for this anymore.
they have been doing this for many many years...I travelled to Nigeria twice in the late seventees and got bombarded with letters with such schemes...I suppose I must have missed out on a billion or more...but they are so naive as to think that these stories can be believed by anyone. I suppose one naive person makes it worthwhile for these people to send a million such emails...and then they siphon whatever funds you have in your account, and they miraculously recover to spend it.
The irony is (and this is from my late grandfather who was an Asst. Undersecretary of State) is that the scams originated in truth. But someone got wind of it and started using the story as a scam. It was a Somali who was trying to get his money of Somalia before he left the country. That is if I remember the story correctly. I really wonder how many people fall for this scam though.
