why wy?

Got my first spam email from Malaysia! I know, my life is boring. Can't say they did a very good job, I mean is there a Malay surname Abby? I guess it could happen. And no offense to muslims, I've never heard anyone exclaim Allah is my shepherd either.

And 3kgs of diamonds? Come on. If you had that much De Beers would set their mafia lackeys on you.

Overlooking all the grammatical mistakes, there is an interesting philosophical twist at the end. If you want her gold and diamonds, she asks you to write to you quickly (do it now!!! forget the kettle on the stove!) otherwise she will give the sum to a mosque or church. If you took the money, wouldn't you be depriving the needy? So if you were religious, you might say, give the money to God and his good works, they need it more than me. And if you were indeed religious and dying, wouldn't you give your fortune to the mosque or temple than to a complete stranger?

Can't say her sales pitch was effective.

spam alert -----------------------------
Dear Ma/Sir,

Greetings in the name of ALLAH. I am the above-mentioned person from Malaysia presently I am undergoing medical treatment, I am married to Late Dr. Suleman bin Abby who worked with Malaysia embassy in Russia for nine years before his death in 2005. We were married for eleven years without a child and he died after a brief illness that lasted only for four days.And I decided not to remarry nor get a child outside wedlock and my late husband when he was alive deposited a 17 kg of Gold (seventeen kilo gram of Gold) and 3kg of diamond (three kilo gram of diamond) with one finance/security company in the Republic of Benin in Africa.which we will made agreement to collect through cash at anytime we decide to take from them.

Unfortunately, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next couple of years due to cancer problem. However, what disturbs me most is that I am diagnosed to developing stroke soon if some precaution measures is not taken, having known my condition I decided to donate this treasures to mosque, church or better still an individual that will utilize this money according to my instruct herein.The Quran made me to understand that blessed are those that gives than receive and i made this decision because I have no child that will inherit the treasures and I don’t want my husband’s hard earned labor to be misused by his sole called relatives because I don’t want a situation where this treasures will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

Please i will not entertain any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and the presence of my husband’s relatives around me always, I don’t want them to know about this decision with ALLAH all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company for you to discuss with them and i will also issue a letter of authority to the security company that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this treasures, and as such act in full capacity to any deed of instrument as regards to the deposited treasures.

I want you to always pray for me because the ALLAH is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Muslim. Whoever that wants to serve the ALLAH must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all the time.Any delay in reply will give me room in sourcing for a MUSQUE, CHURCH or MUSLIM/CHRISTIAN individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as stated herein. I require you to respond to this very urgent and indicate your readiness to help me accomplishing this mission.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Maria Binti Abby