April Fools?

Those Nigerian money scams get more and more creative. I just received a letter from Femi Babalola, out in some mysterious and faraway land in cyberspace. He emailed me that his grandmother recently passed away leaving what seems like a puppy mill and it is his duty to find good homes for these puppies. His career as a marketer has taken him to the the US Chamber of Commerce where he came upon my name and email address. How interesting. I always wonder who makes up these stories.

I  have replied in the past. Have to be really bored.  While you think it might increase emails, it actually made them stop for several months. One of my replies read:



My Dear Friend,
I have finally taken it upon myself to hire a secretary to handle my foreign correspondence. As you well know, I am quite popular overseas. I have answered many a last of kin email and as a result have been generously rewarded. I can hardly keep up with the emails or the wealth.

Since I was last contacted I have had several changes of address before finally taking up residence in the western United States region. I now live in a 123.5 room mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I had to settle for a previously owned mansion as the engineers, architects and construction workers could not understand my original blueprints for a house made from all the seashells I had collected along the beach when I was destitute, years ago. I have a small home in Fiji and just got it wired for digital TV. As you know, not an easy task in Fiji and it cost me several thousand dollars, but I quickly recouped thanks to several recent last of kin opportunities.

I'm purchasing an island next month so I am most interested in this new transaction. I apologize for the delay in my reply. It has taken me so long to forward this email to Ademola, my secretary, because I was unable to get my gold plated laptop to work while on holiday on the Riviera. I took this as a sign to perhaps stop and breathe… and put off business until I return.


Please correspond with my secretary who will handle the transaction: Ademola Johnson: ademolajohnson140@googlemail.com

Sincerely,
Notta Suker