It’s certainly one of the most brazen (and creative) that we’ve ever seen!

Dangerous Minds pal, Chris Campion, writes from Berlin:

“Received the other day. Probably the best Nigerian (Brazilian/Hong Kong) money scam ever. Could only be bettered if it came from one of Gaddafi’s kids or Osama Bin Laden’s widows!”

From: “Mrs. Asma al-Assad” bcastroviprede.com.br
Subject: Emergency Respond.
Date: 6 May 2012 13:35:37 CEST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Reply-To: mrs.asmaalassadmyahoo.com.hk

Greetings, I am Mrs. Asma al-Assad, first lady of Syria.
The wife of Syria President Bashar al Assad,
I have a proposal for you If you know you can do this,
contact me via my private box: mrs.asmaalassadmyahoo.com.hk so that I can
furnish you with more details but if my offer is of no appeal to you,
delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. I await
your reply,
Regards,
Mrs. Asma al-Assad