Sometimes it’s almost apt
It’s not often I get a Nigerian-scam letter purporting to be from Dothan, Alabama, and this one is a beaut:
I am Mrs. Sherry Rose Martins, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in Dothan Alabama U.S.A. My residential address is as follows. 462 North Oates Street — Dothan, AL 36303, Dothan Alabama, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $13,000USD while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.
So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to meet Barrister: Lacusine Alberto, who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $500,000.00. Moreover, Barrister : Lacusine Alberto, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you.
I have no fund for anyone to be with, but no matter.
Incidentally, 462 North Oates in Dothan is the Houston County Administration Building. Feel free to write your own joke. And if you don’t see one there, you’ll definitely see one in the subject line: “YOU NEED TO STOP CONTACTING THOSE FRAUDSTARS.”
Fraudstars! It could be a reality show on Nigerian TV. An American version would of course follow.
Jeffro »
16 March 2010 · 8:29 pm
Fraudstars – Chumlee’s spin off show from Pawn Stars.