Making Some Money

Just one day ago, I begged you readers to let me know if any of you received one of those African money scam emails. Well, low and behold, I check my inbox this morning, and what have I received? That's right, my very own African money scam email. It just goes to show you, good things happen to good looking people! In any event, I have decided to play along with this in the interest of web funnies. Here's the good parts of the email I received.

From: "Adv Sandile Nogxina" To: Cooter Powell Subject: Adv Sandile Nogxina

Dear Friend,

I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics. My names are Adv Sandile Nogxina .We are making this venture proposal to you in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau)forbids us to own a foreign accounts.

The money we have in our possession is an overdue payment bill totaling Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$18,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account. If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course. For your assistance, you shall receive our share of the entire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$5.55Million of the US$18.5Million, 60% amounting to US$11.1Million for us and 10% amounting to US$1.85Million will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.

Thank you and God bless you. Best regards,

Adv Sandile Nogxina

And here is my response:

Sandile, your proposal intrigues me. I have long heard of the fantastic sums of money that the civil servants of South Africa deal with, and as a tireless supporter of the Code of Conduct Bureau, I think it's about time I got my piece. That being said, I volunteer my services immediately to help you in this critical mission. I have been looking to get into international finance and it seems to me that an anonymous internet based scheme is the perfect way to do it.

But first, a few questions. What all do you need from me? I hope you need my social security number! Can I have my $5.5 million in half gold bars, half Sacajawea dollars? What's your astrological sign? I hope it's Taurus because I work well with them. Is that enough money to buy my own ostrich farm? How much do you think that costs? Would you be willing to work at the ostrich farm if we hit it off? The hours will be long and the pay will be low. Yes, the birds will bite you and it will hurt. That'll all be in the back of your mind the first time you see the ostriches mate, though.

Let me know what the next step is, I'm ready to make some money!

Cody

I will update everyone as soon as I receive a response.

Posted by Cody at September 15, 2003 06:17 PM