I just got the following e-mail from:

FROM THE DESK OF: 
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

 



ATTENTION:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,

RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT FOR CONTRACT #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN DEBT.


AS A MATTER OF URGENCY YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO FILL AND SEND THE FORM BELOW FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED AT $27.5M(TWENTY SEVEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT



1. YOUR NAME:..............................

2. YOUR FULLADDRESS:...................................

3. YOUR TELEPHONE..................................

4.FAX.........................................

5.AGE.........................................

6. SEX:....................................

7. YOUR OCCUPAION:....................................

8. YOUR VALID IDENTIFICATION................................


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS INFORMATIONS,WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECCESARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON DEBT RE-CONCILIATION, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA HAS APPROVED THIS PAYMENT,AND THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
 

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, 
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA 

and I'm wondering what to do...*snicker*....*ROFL!!*...I'm sorry, but I couldn't keep a straight face! What absolutely astounds me is the knowledge that there are enough people out there who will respond to this that it remains worthwhile for these predators to continue to hunt this way.

I guess ole P.T. Barnum was right: "there is a sucker born every minute..."