I was pretty impressed when I checked my email, and found this email scam from Kuwait. Unlike some of the other scams that I have received, instead of helping some corrupt official embezzle money out of the country, the premise here is that I will help give $25 Million away to charity. I mean, who doesn’t want to give someone else’s money away to charity?

Of course, to compensate me for my time time and effort, I would get to keep a measly 20% of the $25 million. Hardly seems worth the effort.

Seriously, from my understanding, Kuwait isn’t a poor country, but this reminds me of something I was thinking recently. With the internet everywhere, and the $100 laptop Project, not to mention other initiatives to put technology in the hands of under developed countries, will we start seeing many more of these types of email scams? I’ll be curious to see what happens.

Without further ado, here is the email:

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Warning, the following is a scam email, reply to addresses have been removed to protect the gullible. If you receive an email like this, don’t reply to it.

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Greetings,

My name is Mrs. Aisha Qadir, widow to late Mr. Ahmed Qadir, former owner of Petroleum and Gas Company, here in Kuwait, I am 68years old, Suffering from long time cancer of the breast, From all indications my condition is really Deteriorating, and it’s quite obvious that I won’t live more than 3 months according to my doctors, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage, I don’t want your pity, but i need your trust.

My late husband died early last year from heart attack, and during theperiod of our marriage we Couldn’t produce any child, my late husband was very wealthy, and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth, The doctor has advised me that I will not live for more than 3 months, so I have now decided to spread all my wealth, to contribute mainly to the development of charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe, am sorry if you are embarrassed by my mail, i found your e-mail address in the web directory, and i have decided to contact you, but if for any reason you find this mail offensive, you can ignore it and please accept my apology.

Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon, in Kuwait anddeposited the sum of 25million dollars (Twenty Five million dollars) in a company in Europe some years ago, thats all i have left now, I need you to collect this funds and distribute it yourself to charity, so that when i die my soul can rest in peace, the funds will be entirely in hands and management, i hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives, that is my main concern.

20% of this money will be for your time and effort, while 80% goes to charity.

God bless you.

Mrs. Aisha Qadir.

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