Well, what do you know! This morning, at my office, I received a fax from royalty! Well, former royalty, according to the letter, which was written by none other than the son of a former King of Liberia, a country in West Africa. Do they actually still have kings in Africa? Anyway, this poor son-of-a-former-king was writing me from a refugee camp in Tanzania because his poor father was currently being held against his will by the United Nations for alleged offenses of war crimes! Can you imagine the nerve? Apparently, the unfortunate man is currently facing court trial in the Netherlands, which apparently is where they have moved him awaiting trial.
This distraught son was writing me because his father, the former king, told him that I was a trustworthy individual whom his father spoke highly of in past conversations. Really? Me? I don't remember ever meeting a former king of Liberia, but then again my memory these days isn't what it used to be. As I read further, the letter continued on to say that this former king apparently stashed $177,000,000 in a banks' security vault under the name of a friend right here in the good old U.S. of A! Amazingly, however, that poor friend died in a most unfortunate motor accident and now the kings son is desperate for help in obtaining access to the millions of dollars hidden away in that bank vault!
I guess this is where I come in, because reading further, the son tells me that he has come up with an idea for us to get our hands on that money after all. He contacted the bank manager and found out that yes, the money is still safely there in the account and he needs my help in obtaining access to it and transferring it out of Tanzania. For my help, he's willing to give me 30%! Wow!! 30% of $177,000,000 is $53,100,000! Can you imagine? I'm going to be a multi-millionaire! That's better than winning the Mega Millions lottery! And I didn't even have to buy a ticket!!!
All I have to do is send this man my bank account information and fax him a signed release letter and the funds will be transferred immediately right into both of our accounts! Isn't that wonderful? I just can't believe how lucky I am to have been chosen for this unbelievable opportunity! In a matter of minutes, I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams! My husband and I can finally quit our jobs and travel the world! My prayers have been answered and we and all our loved ones will want for nothing for the rest of our lives! Oh boy! I better hurry up and get my information faxed back so I can start making my list of all the ways I'm going to spend my millions!
(You do know I'm being sarcastic, right? I'd never fall for one of these outlandish scams, although I do think it's funny that someone actually has the nerve to send such a letter out and quite the lack of sense to think that people might actually respond!)
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