[ oh not another one, please ]

Yet another of those goofball emails - but this time, customized to appeal to my emotions...

Dear WEIDEMANN,

I am MR HARRY STEPHEN a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to MR MARK WEIDEMANN who has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client. In April 1999, my client, was involved in a fatal car accident . All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives, my client was one of them.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the City Trust Finance Company where the deceased had an account valued at about 30 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next ofkin, or have the account confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at 30 million ! dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from anybreach of the law. Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,
MR HARRY STEPHEN(ESQ)