I get lots of email. I’m not bragging, I’m sure you do too. Much of it, I can go through and delete because it is junk. Even with a spam filter, email scams still manage to get through.
Many email scams come across my screen, but every once in awhile I get a superb business proposition like the one above. I thought I would share my response in case you ever get a wonderful money making opportunity in your inbox.
Dear Barrister (I hope that is the correct way to address you),
I hope you don’t consider the publishing of your email on my blog to be a betrayal of trust. My readers will certainly keep the details to themselves, although I would rather they share everything I post via Twitter, FB, or google+.
I would love to have a huge amount of money transferred to my Paypal account. I hope I don’t get charged too much in fees.
I look forward to the full details of execution. In the meantime here are the details you requested:
(1) Name: Unknown Mami
(2) Age: Old enough and young enough to know better.
(3) Sex: No thank you. I’m really tired and I don’t think my husband would approve.
(4) Phone Number: (415) IMA-FOOL. Please be sure to call collect.
(5) Occupation: Blogger. Make sure to subscribe to my RSS feed.
(6) Your Country: I don’t own any yet, but perhaps soon.I’m super excited to proceed. Thank you for letting me know that your offer is legitimate and that if I get a similar one from someone else I shouldn’t reply. I feel like you helped me dodge a bullet there. I wouldn’t want to respond to illegitimate offers.
Best regards,
Unknown Mami
(Blogger Online)P.S. I’d be happy to send you my media kit if you want to purchase advertising space on my sidebar.
And that’s how you respond to an awesome opportunity. Lucky me!
Oh, Ms. Barrister is going to be SO happy to hear from you.
P.S. You don’t own any countries yet? Well, have I got a deal for you. Will send e-mall outlining this exciting opportunity soon…. Please do not expose or betray this trust.
funny!
*snicker* Do you note that she doesn’t seem to have a high opinion of herself? She forgot to capitalize the “I” the only time it wasn’t at the start of a sentence. So when you get all this money, what are you going to do with it?
Duh! She’ll host a giveaway! Right? Right?
I just tell them I passed their email on to INTERPOL. I like to think of them getting really scared afterwards. Your way is much funnier!!
Just when I had no idea what to post about next I get this wonderful blog fodder.
Love your response!
Hey I’ve got some great deals for you and your trust. Meet me at the corner of ebay and craiglist about 7 o’clock. I’ll be dressed like a Walmart shopper. Bring extra bags.
Oh no, I hear you a few clowns short…
yes I’m a clown or two short. But that’s where you come in. Oh bring balloons if you have any. Every deal works better with balloons you know.
Terrific response!
This is awesome! I believe Mr. Barrister has emailed me before or maybe it was just his cousins. Love your response lol.
this was classic!
hehehe! you are hilarious ! LOL
So awesome I love it!
Mauaauahah! Love it!
You have much more fun with your email spam than you’re supposed to, Mami.
This has been around for a while now. Years ago they were from a country in Africa. Your response is so funny.
You are sooo funny. I bet that person was not amused the way we are.
LOL That email came right out of an Indiana Jones movie or better yet, a 007 movie. Responding may get you involved in some form of espionage. Be warned.
Claudya – You did get a “laugh out loud” from me, so thank you!!
Yay!
I used to have this woman from Nigeria claiming to be some politician’s wife writing to me about depositing millions of GBP. Those were a very long time ago. i still get the occasional offer for money…both via email and text messages on my phone. I ignore them.
I love your reply though!
oh wow… i don’t even look at them. not even to entertain myself. b/c like you, i’d be tempted to reply! LOL! Good one.
Glad I didn’t miss this one. Too bad I didn’t receive that email….