Sometimes, I hate getting email...

Yes, sometimes I get some really irritating email.  Sure, the emails from Classmates.com are annoying for sure.  Do I really care if someone from high school who I could care less about updated their profile?  Do I want to pay $21.00 a month so I can read them all?  No, thanks!  I have the addresses of the friends I care about already.  Then there are the emails like the following..  Please read my latest scam mail if you dare:

                                                        

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 HAJIA 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 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 Muslim community has no regards for woman, hence my
desire for a foreign assistance. You can visit the BBC news broadcast
below for better understanding of what I
am talking about;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3479937.stm
I have deposited the sum of 20 million dollars with a security firm abroad
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 is known to you
and my personal Attorney.He might be dealing with you directly for
security reasons as the case may be.contact me via
suha.arafat777@yahoo.com
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
$20,000,000 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.
Note, 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. I await your
urgent reply.
Please expedite action
Yours sincerely,
Hajia Suha Arafat                                     

Imagine that!  Mrs. Arafat needs MY help!!  How can I refuse her?!  She chose to contact ME!  Honey, come here quick!  Mrs. Arafat needs our help!!  Let's send her an email at her address at Yahoo.com!  We must help her save her daughter's fortune! 

I am so sure.  Sure, I replied.  I told "Mrs. Arafat" to jump in a lake.  I got a similar email from someone else who needed MY help to transfer money to another bank in Monaco.  It was to help Prince Ranier's love child?  I answered and told the sender that I didn't understand English.  Do you know what response I got?  "What language do you speak?  I can hire a translator!"