Dear hionest person: I am be professor of english Astronomical law in National oxford Univesity at

[struggle4progress]

at Niagara, when sadley I will have to inherit $100 milliard dollars (EU) becuase my would have father left me if not falling first down a well. Most very fortunate, I before transfer all funds to my personal account under another name since because moneys would otherwise being in unnecessary probate, with troublesome police court investing. But now am must looking for good hionest friend to transfer. Having dream that coulkd you? I think. Must quick and quietly. For so am need only from you bank account numberr pins and credit card with bill's address also secure code. Also to send please casherses check for $50 tousand (EU) to cover routine photocopying expensive. Your frend, Jessie "Geoge Wasington" James. PS: My everybody call me "Geoge Wasington" for cherries

[XemaSab]

1. Niagara?

:shrug:

[struggle4progress]

3. The countryt. More specific, in nthe capital Vigeria

[Left Is Write]

6. I thought the capital was Viagra.

[struggle4progress]

10. Oops. Yes is typo. You soundly smart and hionest

[plcdude]

11. Yes and it is

a fine upstanding community.

[Left Is Write]

12. Yes...

I've heard it's on the rise.

[plcdude]

13. I was just

giving you a little "heads up" on that one.

[Tom Kitten]

2. consider publishing this in book form!

an alternative to the "what color is my parachute" series! really!

[struggle4progress]

4. Get free rume & boards!

[motely36]

5. for cherries?

:rofl:

[MissMillie]

7. Reply:

"You have the wrong person. I'm not honest."

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. My PIN number is 4321

and the account name is "George Walker Bush", Daddy's Friend's Bank, Washington DC branch, account 43214321 ('cos that makes it all easy for me to remember, Daddy said). If you have any trouble, ask Directory Enquiries for the Secret Service, cos the guys say they specialise in this kinda thing.

I would send a check, but Laura tells me anything with my signature on these days is worthless. :shrug: Guess she's pissed about moving to Dallas.

PS. 'Geoge Wasington'? I'm sure I've heard that name somewhere before. I'll get Condi to use The Google on it. Did you used to be my dealer or something? My mind is hazy from a few years.

[geardaddy]

9. You gotta jump on that!

Think of the money you'll get!

:rofl:

[cemaphonic]

14. That one might be for real.

The scammers are usually at least a little bit more literate.

I would have thought they would have figured out to dial down the numbers a bit in the Internet Age. Back when those scams started, they sent them to people like corporate executives that might actually be able to send them $50,000 of someone else's money. But now that they are shotgunning them out to every random person on the internet, it seems like they would catch more suckers by asking for $100.

There are a few websites that chronicle the adventures of people that toy with the scammers. Some of them have even gotten the scammers to send *them* money (and in one case a "sample" of alluvial gold).