Won't you help poor little Anje?

I got the following email yesterday. It is obviously a scam and a straight rip-off of the Nigerian Prince email scam that has gained a comedic cult-like following.

"Dear Friend, How are you and your family? I hope you are all Fine. Firstly, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Anje Ferr a South African citizen; but I grew up in the Republic of Zimbabwe. My father Mr Smith Ferr is among the 2000 white farmers whom were forced out of their farms by the Zimbabwean government. My father lost many valuable properties to the government of Zimbabwe. My father later sold all his tractors and properties and travelled to Cote d'Ivoire, to see if he can invest it in agriculture there. He returned to Zimbabwe to complete arrangements for us to move to Cote d'Ivoire. Unfortunately, my father died of heart attack two days later. Before he died, he revealed to me that he had already deposited 9 Million Euro in a Security and Finance Company in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire. This was the fund he proposed to use in rebuying tractors and other mechanized equipments to start his farming work again. He told me about all the necessary documentations, and directed me to look for a reliable partner that will help me in investing the fund, wherever I will find one. I need someone like you to help me stand as the foreign partner to my late father. If you accept my offer, I will send to you further details, that will enable you to contact the Security and Finance Company in Abidjan, to negotiate the transfer of the fund to your country. Since I do not like to invest the money here. I sincerely promise to give to you 20% of the total funds for your support. This is my only hope for the future. I am patiently awaiting your affirmative. May the Almighty Lord be with you and your entire family. Yours sincerely, Anje Ferr."

Here is what cracks me up about these emails. Our dearly stuck friend, Anje has been given this incredible news that she is going to be crazy rich if only she can liquidate her father's 9 million Euro that, by the way, was a secret apparently until minutes before his death. But it gets better...Anje is looking for a "reliable" partner to give 20% of 9 million Euro to by sending out blanket emails across the globe. Looking for the reliable indiscriminately seems like a great way to work for what she calls "my only hope for the future."

Friends, this is TOTALLY A SCAM! But it also illustrates well what we were talking about yesterday about Sin. Is the root cause behind this attempt to bilk hundreds if not thousands of people out of their money immaturity? Are these people doing this because in 2009 they honestly just don't know better? If you believe that immaturity is to blame...then I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I am looking to sell.

-BJS