Should I Quit My Job?

According to the below e-mail message, I am going to receive $5,100,000 from the estate of William Hide!!  Today is indeed my lucky day.

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Engr. William Hide (KSM), I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of Five Million One Hundred Thousand US Dollars in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you well.

The late Engr. William Hide until his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company Julius Berger BV in the United Kingdom. He was a very dedicated Sufis and a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Engr.William Hide died on 9th February 2005 at the age of 69,He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Engr.William Hide even though he was an American living and working in London as a foreigner he requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, “I regard here as My home and the people as my people”. He said that this token is to support your ministry and help to the poor and less-privileged.

I hereby request that you forward to us your full contact details, your current telephone and fax numbers and your forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at the High Court of Justice probate division for the release of this bequest of money.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Earl Spencer

But, don’t worry — I really do know this is a scam.  You can read more about it at E-Mail Scams and Government Gone Sour.

Special thanks to Alejandro Ballesteros for sharing this message with me.