Posted on 02/08/2005 8:10:34 PM PST by StopDemocratsDotCom
Remember those "I am the son of the King of AFRICAN country #256..well check out this new version I just got: Dear Friend,
This mail may not be surprising to you if you have been following current events in the international media with reference to the Middle East and Palestine in particular.
I am Mrs. SUHA ARAFAT, the wife of YASSER ARAFAT, the Palestinian leader who died recently in Paris. Since his death and even prior to the announcement, I have been thrown into a state of antagonism, confusion, humiliation, frustration and hopelessness by the present leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the new Prime Minister. I have even been subjected to physical and psychological torture. As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with everybody in the country at the moment.
You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the discovery of some fund in my husband secret bank account and companies and the allegations of some huge sums of money deposited by my husband in my name of which I have refuses to disclose or give up to the corrupt Palestine Government. In fact the total sum allegedly discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of about $6.5 Billion Dollars. And they are not relenting on their effort to make me poor for life. As you know, the Moslem community has no regards for woman, more importantly when the woman is from a christian background, hence my desire for a foreign assistance.
I have deposited the sum of 21 million dollars with a Financial firm in Europe whose name is withheld for now until we open communication. I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your bank account for safe keeping and any Investment opportunity. This arrangement will be known to you and I alone and all our correspondence should be strictly on email alone because our government has tapped all my lines and are monitoring all my moves.
In view of the above, if you are willing to assist for our mutual benefits, we will have to negotiate on your Percentage share of the $21,000,000 that will be kept in your position for a while and invested in your name for my trust pending when my Daughter, Zahwa, will come off age and take full responsibility of her Family Estate/inheritance.
Please note that this is a golden opportunity that comes once in life time and more so, if you are honest, I am going to entrust more funds in your care as this is one of the legacy we keep for our children.
In case you don't accept please do not let me out to the security and international media as I am giving you this information in total trust and confidence I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith. Please expedite action.
Yours sincerely,
Suha Arafat
Bears repeating.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hoo-eee, I haven't had such a good laugh since Inauguration day!!
sounds perfectly legit where do I send my bank information?
Do I need the sarcasm tag?
What is this, a new slant on the old scam? Wasn`t there some Freeper a while back who got that scam email and scammed the scammer? He actually got this woman who sends out these emails to take a picture of herself wearing a bra on her head while holding up a sign saying "I am a Freeper" and she emailed it to him and he posted it on Freerepublic. It was some woman who sends these out these scams and she actually did what he said thinking he was going to get involved in her scam.
I respond to them, with my own version of bovine scat and even send fake bank account numbers and other info with my reply.
I've not had one reply.
Am I trying too hard?
You'll like this one.
Yeah, this Arafat thing and that Nigerian business are such obvious scams. I, on the other hand, am the Bishop of East Anglia (formerly the Sanjak of Novibazar) and I need all of you Freepers to send me your bank account information so that I can place 100 trillion dollars in there for safe-keeping before the Margrave of Swabia takes all of it for himself.
Here's a link to how its done properly.
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