Email Keeps Getting Stranger 

Okay, I know I haven't posted anything yet today, but there wasn't that much going on. I couldn't think of anything to do for Veterans' Day that hasn't been done already, so I just let that one go. Fortunately, my AOL mail just provided me with some content. I want you to take a look at this message that showed up in my mailbox with the title "HELP." Here it is:
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HELP
Dear sir,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for
me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is SHAFFER NANA , a merchant in Dubai, in the
U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now
I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone(not even myself)but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I
cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come
to this world I would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it. Now that God has called
me, I have willed and given most of my property
and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul
so, I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last
good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed
money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one
of my accounts and distribute the money which I have
there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash deposit of twenty eight million dollars
$28,000,000,00 that I have with a finance/Security Company
abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit
and dispatched it to charity organizations.
I have set aside 20% for you and for your time.
God be with you.
SHAFFER NANA

What the crap is this? It doesn't seem like spam, but it's probably not real. Is someone trying to send me a virus (I have a Mac, so that probably won't happen)? Is somebody in the friggin' United Arab Emirates (yeah, I know what UAE stands for) actually trying to reach a charity that has an email address like mine? What is this thing? I checked out Snopes, and they didn't have anything, although I did find out that the "five second rule" isn't accurate. That's good information, I guess.

UPDATE
AHA! Some idiot was trying to scam me! Go here for more information about stupid crap like this. If I ever find out who this was...