New directions in spam

In the e-mail: an invitation to join the Illuminati. An excerpt, copied and pasted:

Once you are initiated into the Illuminati brotherhood you will have numerous benefits. Do you wanna join? If YES!. Then you can achieve your dreams by being a member of the great illuminati empire, Once you are a member all your dreams and heart desires can be fully accomplished.

The sender: Thomas Edison, or “Thomas Edison.” No reference in the message though to his contribution to the history of illumination.