Been around for years and I've posted it to FFL at least twice before, in the original color version. While searching for it on the internet tonight, I learned about the author:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/839617/posts Some recipients of the real Nigerian scam letters have strung the criminals along and played them for fools. http://www.419eater.com/ Then again, many have strung Dubya along and played him for a fool as well. --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very, very entertaining. > > Did you think of it or is this something that was > passed around on > the internet? > > > --- In [email protected], gullible fool > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I guess I've been a gullible fool once more, cause > > I've been sending this scammer money every April. > > > > > > URGENT ASSISTANCE - FROM USA > > > > IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED : HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL > > > > FROM: GEORGE WALKER BUSH > > 202.456.1414 / 202.456.1111 > > FAX: 202.456.2461 > > > > DEAR SIR / MADAM, > > > > I AM GEORGE WALKER BUSH, SON OF THE FORMER > PRESIDENT > > OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGE HERBERT > WALKER > > BUSH, AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE > UNITED > > STATES OF AMERICA. THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU > > BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET NEITHER IN PERSON NOR BY > > CORRESPONDENCE. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH > FOR > > A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY > > CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES > THE > > TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO AN ACCOUNT > > REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. > > > > I AM WRITING YOU IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE PRIMARILY > TO > > SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ACQUIRING OIL FUNDS THAT > ARE > > PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. MY > PARTNERS > > AND I SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING A > > TRANSACTION BEGUN BY MY FATHER, WHO HAS LONG BEEN > > ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE EXTRACTION OF PETROLEUM IN > THE > > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BRAVELY SERVED HIS > > COUNTRY AS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL > > INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. > > > > IN THE DECADE OF THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES, MY FATHER, > > THEN VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF > AMERICA, > > SOUGHT TO WORK WITH THE GOOD OFFICES OF THE > PRESIDENT > > OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ TO REGAIN LOST OIL REVENUE > > SOURCES IN THE NEIGHBORING ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF > IRAN. > > THIS UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY A > > FALLING-OUT WITH HIS IRAQI PARTNER, WHO SOUGHT TO > > ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL OIL REVENUE SOURCES IN THE > > NEIGHBORING EMIRATE OF KUWAIT, A WHOLLY-OWNED > > U.S.-BRITISH SUBSIDIARY. > > > > MY FATHER RE-SECURED THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF > KUWAIT IN > > 1991 AT A COST OF SIXTY-ONE BILLION U.S. DOLLARS > > ($61,000,000,000). OUT OF THAT COST, THIRTY-SIX > > BILLION DOLLARS ($36,000,000,000) WERE SUPPLIED BY > HIS > > PARTNERS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER > > PERSIAN GULF MONARCHIES, AND SIXTEEN BILLION > DOLLARS > > ($16,000,000,000) BY GERMAN AND JAPANESE PARTNERS. > BUT > > MY FATHER'S FORMER IRAQI BUSINESS PARTNER REMAINED > IN > > CONTROL OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ AND ITS PETROLEUM > > RESERVES. > > > > MY FAMILY IS CALLING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN > > FUNDING THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE > REPUBLIC > > OF IRAQ AND ACQUIRING THE PETROLEUM ASSETS OF HIS > > COUNTRY, AS COMPENSATION FOR THE COSTS OF REMOVING > HIM > > FROM POWER. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PARTNERS FROM 1991 > ARE > > NOT WILLING TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THIS NEW > > VENTURE, WHICH IN ITS UPCOMING PHASE MAY COST THE > SUM > > OF 100 BILLION TO 200 BILLION DOLLARS > > ($100,000,000,000 - $200,000,000,000), BOTH IN THE > > INITIAL ACQUISITION AND IN LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT. > > > > WITHOUT THE FUNDS FROM OUR 1991 PARTNERS, WE WOULD > NOT > > BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE OIL REVENUE TRAPPED WITHIN > > IRAQ. THAT IS WHY MY FAMILY AND OUR COLLEAGUES ARE > > URGENTLY SEEKING YOUR GRACIOUS ASSISTANCE. OUR > > DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES IN THIS BUSINESS > TRANSACTION > > INCLUDE THE SITTING VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED > > STATES OF AMERICA, RICHARD CHENEY, WHO IS AN > ORIGINAL > > PARTNER IN THE IRAQ VENTURE AND FORMER HEAD OF THE > > HALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY, AND CONDOLEEZA RICE, > WHOSE > > PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION TO THE VENTURE WAS > > DEMONSTRATED IN THE NAMING OF A CHEVRON OIL TANKER > > AFTER HER. > > > > I WOULD BESEECH YOU TO TRANSFER A SUM EQUALING TEN > TO > > TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (10-25 %) OF YOUR YEARLY > INCOME TO > > OUR ACCOUNT TO AID IN THIS IMPORTANT VENTURE. THE > > INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF > > AMERICA WILL FUNCTION AS OUR TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY. > I > > PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE THIS TRANSFER BEFORE THE > > FIFTEENTH (15TH) OF THE MONTH OF APRIL. > > > > I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD > MAKE > > ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT I AM ASSURING > YOU > > THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. A > BOLD > > STEP TAKEN SHALL NOT BE REGRETTED, I ASSURE YOU. > > PLEASE DO BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS > TRANSACTION > > IS 100% LEGAL. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CO-OPERATE IN > > THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR INTERMEDIARY > > REPRESENTATIVES TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE MATTER. > > > > I PRAY THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR PLIGHT. MY FAMILY > AND > > OUR COLLEAGUES WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL. PLEASE > REPLY > > IN STRICT CONFIDENCE TO THE CONTACT NUMBERS BELOW. > > > > SINCERELY WITH WARM REGARDS, > > > > GEORGE WALKER BUSH > > > > --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], wmurphy77 > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], > "authfriend" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], > wmurphy77 > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > > "authfriend" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > I think it was Ken's waggish humor. > > > > > > > > > > > > Could be...you know him better than I!! > > > However, since he's > > > > > > disappeared we don't know! Perhaps, Ken > is > > > bitter against the > > > > > > knowledge because he's Jewish, or perhaps > he > > > just hates me, > > > but > > > > > > then why take it out on knowledge and > truth, > > > why not dispute > > > them > > > > > > directly?? BillyG. > > > > > > > > > > Oh, BillyG, don't embarrass yourself. > > > > > > > > Right, BTW, that'll be $50. bucks for that > little > > > tidbit of > > > > information > > > > on karma you didn't know about!!! I take Visa > OR > > > MasterCard, take > > > > your > > > > pick! BillyG > > > > > > > > Future knowledge upgrades, prepaid only!! > > > Please!! > > > > > > Your $50.00 charge reminds of a little prank I > > > wanted to play on one > > > of those internet scam artists...but I found out > I > > > was too cheap to > > > do it. > > > > > > As I'm sure 100% of the readers of this forum > have > > > gotten the same > > > letters as me from those scam artists in Africa > -- > > > mostly from > > > Nigeria -- you'll all know what I am referring > to: > > > you get an > > > unsolicited email asking you to be an > intermediary > > > for a charity > > > organisation in their country and could you > please > > > cash a check for > > > them for a donation? And for your trouble you > can > > > keep 10% of the > > > proceeds. The idea is they have one of their > > > cohorts actually mail > > > you a check, you deposit it in the bank and then > > > before it has a > > > chance to clear they convince you because of the > > > urgent need of the > > > charity that you are to please send them by > > > international money > > > order the funds. > > > > > > So, I strung along one of the scam artists > making > > > them believe I > > > would co-operate and they emailed me back saying > > > they were having a > > > donator send me a check for $3,500 of which I > could > > > keep 10%. I > > > would therefore be expected to send them $3, 150 > and > > > keep $350 for > > > my troubles. My brilliant idea? To actually > send > > > them an > > > international money order...not for $3,150 but > for > > > $3.15! I thought > > > that would send them into a frenzy and stir up > all > > > sorts of shit. > > > > > > But I didn't do it because it would have cost > $20.00 > > > for the money > > > order with Western Union and although I was > willing > > > to have a giggle > > > for $3.15 and maybe an extra $5.00 I wasn't > going to > > > pay $23.15... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! 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