Today I am rich.  I got this email and thought to share it with you.

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Greetings

I am Barr Charles Brown, a Canadian attorney based in
Manchester, United Kingdom and the personal attorney to Late Mr. Mark
Michelle, a French National. Late Mr. Mark Michelle is a private oil
consultant/contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development in Saudi
Arabia, herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On 23rd
December 2003, my client and his wife with their three children were
involved in an auto crash; all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries with his
country’s' embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to personally contact
you with this business partnership proposal. The deceased had a deposit
valued presently at Eighteen Million United states dollars and the
company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
beneficiary.

Having been unsuccessful in locating any of my late
client relatives for over two (2) years now. I am now seeking your
consent to present you as the next of kin/beneficiary to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at Eighteen Million United
states dollars can be paid to you. I have worked out modalities for
achieving my aim of appointing a next of kin as well as transfer the
money abroad for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 35% to you
and we shall collectively donate 10% to the Tsunami relief course while
5% will be set aside for any incurable expenses both local and
international.

The money transfer paperwork itself will include a
certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask question.
Also the paperwork will include proper certificate that the fund being
transferred is from non- criminal sources. In short this will be a
proper and legal money transfer with no risk involved. The transaction
is guaranteed to succeed without any problem.

As soon as I hear from
you, I shall provide you with further clarification that you may need
to know.

Best wishes,

Charles Brown. Esq.

brown_files3@virgilio.it

I've heard of these but never got one until today. 

Rich, rich I tell ya!