Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Hey Meester, Would You Like To Meet My Seester?

Hey, gringo, over here!

Is there anyone who doesn't want to pick my wallet? Day labor employers, insurance people, women looking for a free ride - basically any time someone is offering you something it's to fuck you over. And the reason it keeps happening is because there are so many suckers out there. Just about everybody has got their Kool Aid they want to drink and boy do they get pissed when you try to take it away.

So I post this for all my delusional friends who think greedy countries really do have a future (regulated sin is OK!). But I don't want to rain on anybody's parade this time, I just want to say there are folks out there that say emails like the one I got below are scams. But that's not me saying that. I say do what you want. Go for it! You da man! You have all my support!

HELLO DEAR

KINDLY ALLOW ME THE MODESTY OF INTRODUCING MYSELF. I AM TONY C.SANKOH, SON OF MY BELOVED LATE FATHER JOSEPH SANKOH, MINISTER OF DIAMOND MINING CO-OPERATION IN SIERRE LEONE, AFRICA. I DO NOT WANT TO BURDEN YOU WITH THE TROUBLES OF MY COUNTRY, BUT THE SITUATION IS DESPERATE FOLLOWING THE RECENT WAR.

I AM WRITING YOU IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE TO ASK YOUR HELP WITH A FAMILY SECRET TREASURE LEFT TO ME BY MY KIND FATHER. MR. JOSEPH SANKOH, WHO WAS WAS KILLED DURING THE RECENT WAR IN MY COUNTRY. MY SISTER WAS SHOT IN THE LEG AND SHE ALSO DIED. I AM NOW IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN BURKINA-FASO AND AM SUFFERING WITH NOTHING.

HOWEVER BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE TOLD ME A SECRET ABOUT A $15 MILLION FAMILY TREASURE HE LEFT WITH A SECURITY AGENT IN BURKINA-FASO. HE DID NOT TELL THE SECURITY AGENT THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX, DECLARING ONLY PERSONAL EFFECTS WHICH HE EXPECTED TO STORE JUST A SHORT TIME BUT HE DIED. I CANNOT GET THE MONEY NOW AND ONLY HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (CD). IF I OPEN THE BOX, THE SECURITY AGENT WILL SEE THE MONEY AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT.

I NEED YOU HELP AND IF YOU KINDLY AGREE I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU $4.5 MILLION SHARE OF THE TREASURE FOR HELPING WITH THE SECURITY AGENT AND AS A BUSINESS EXPERT FOR INVESTMENT. MY FATHER BEFORE HE DIED TOLD ME NOT TO INVEST THE MONEY IN AFRICA BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE DUE TO UNSTABLE POLITICAL SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO MY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND I WILL CALL TO EXPLAIN THE DETAILS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN TO MY PROBLEM

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