It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

The latest e-mail scam to cross my in-box:

DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS SAEED AHMED.I AM 65 YEARS OLD MAN.I AM FROM DUBAI {UNITED ARAB EMIRATE}.I OWNED TWO BUSINESSES IN DUBAI.I AM MARRIED WITH NO CHILDREN. MY WIFE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SIX YEARS AGO.

SINCE I HAVE NO CHILDREN OF MY OWN, I HAVE BEEN HELPING ORHANPS IN ORPHANAGE/MOTHERLESS HOMES BY DONATING MONEY TO THEM.

PRESENTLY, I AM RECEIVING TREATMENT IN A HOSPITAL. MY DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I HAVE CANCER OF THE LUNGS AND THAT I HAVE FEW MONTHS TO LIVE.

BEFORE I BE CAME ILL, I SAVED SOME MONEY{5.5 MILLION DOLLARS}FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.

PLEASE,I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH TO HELP ME COLLECT THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
AFTER COLLECTING THE MONEY , YOU WILL NOW HELP ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE ORHANPANGE HOME IN LONDON OR ANY ORPHANANAGE HOME CLOSE TO YOU.

I AM BELIEVING THAT YOU WOULD OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR HUMANITY SAKE.IF YOU CAN HELP ME.MAIL ME SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY.

MAY THE GOOD ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.

ALLAH HAFIZ,

SAEED AHMED.

How sweet and sad at the same time. The guy spends his whole life doing good works for "orhanps" and "orphananages" and manages to amass $5.5 million in the process but is stuck down by lung cancer nonetheless. Poor guy.

OBLIGATORY NOTE: This is most likely a hoax (though if you want this gentleman's e-mail address, let me know and I'll send it to you).