From My Inbox, Episode 1
- At November 1, 2007
- By Lotus, aka Sarcastic Mom
- In Humor
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I get some interesting crap in my inboxes. I’ll bet you do, too. Let us laugh at it, here!
Just a few days ago, I received this gem:
[Dear Friend,
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the bill and exchange manager in BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) ANNEX, OUAGADOUGOU Burkina faso. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($15.5) MILLION to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.
I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer(the owner of the account) died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since, July 21, 2003.I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund.
So this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.
Upon receipt of your reply,i will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me.
Best Regard.
Mr Molahi Ahmed.
Please,It is top secret. OK]
There is just SO MUCH wrong with this. I don’t think I even got through 3 lines of this e-mail before I started laughing so hard that I peed a little.
(Remind me to do some more kegel exercises, will ya?)
There’s the undercurrent of “anyone who believes this is A MORON,” of course… and then the insanely poor phrasing/improper use of language that just makes you itchy with “hahaha!”
But I think my favorite part is the ending.
“Please,It is top secret. OK”
You have no idea how much I am going to say/write/everything that phrase now. Ahhh, thanks Mr. Molahi Ahmed, you have made me laugh aplenty.
And don’t worry! Your secret is safe with me! OK
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Toni
Damn. I thought I was the one getting the $15 mil. Thanks for breaking my heart first thing this morning. Now, I have to go return my new Hummer! (:
Amanda
No, those e-mails are for real. I already transferred my life savings to a Mr. Omar Pushka, and he has promised that I will receive my millions within two weeks.
But I just told you about it, and it was supposed to be top secret. Hmm, shhh!
Gareth
oh yeah! we get these too !!
Top secret !! HAHAhahaaa ohh my sides split…
dawn
I love the ones that tell me small breasts will never be a problem again.
Kim loves Kolby
Oh don’t I know all about the Bank of Africa emails…HaHa! It’s good to know that we can all share the same Inbox humor.
Kelly
…and safe with all of us as well!lol
imaginary sarah
You may not believe this, but I’ve been posting these on Phil’s Myspace page for awhile. I know, I know. It’s hard to believe that it was me posting them, and not the actual suffering people from Africa or wherever. We stand to make MILLIONS on their behalf.
I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky…
Ph "Oops, Top Secret, Cannot Reveal"
I have a comment to post, but it is top secret, so I cannot.
Stephen
We get those emails as well. I could get that $15 million and buy all the Vicadin and Viagra they are trying to sell me in those emails.
Mom Chatter
Those emails are quite annoying… I’ve never actually read past the first few words. Thanks for pointing out the funny parts that I have missed up to this point!!! Top secret… and to think there ARE people who actually fall for that stuff.
BTW, left you a little something on my blog today!
Veronica
Where is the offer of a free trip to Ghana? I was offered an expenses paid trip to Ghana to ‘rescue’ an heiress from her evil uncle and collect my 40% of her $20m fortune.
Why don’t they just send an email asking for your identity?
Leslie
I get these everyday! As well as ones that begin, “Here writes Lady Marmalade (or whoever) suffering from a cancerous ailment…”
Oh, and I hear from Helga now and then. She is my very favorite. She says, “This website is very nice and colorful too. Its nice to have something to show others where you attend church and to show all the smiling people filled of the goodness of the Lord. You have a wonderful website here. May God rich bless you always.”
I heart Helga. For some reason I may never fully understand, her spammy little messages make me feel good.
courtcourt
I thought Mr. Ahmed was MY boyfriend and only sending emails to ME! Humfph!
I am always afraid to open those emails, for fear something will come popping out at me and eat my computer. You are brave for even reading!
Radioactive Jam
Now I want to visit OUAGADOUGOU.
Kimberly
Can you believe some people actually fall for that crap? Oy.
Suzanne
I hardly ever get those. No, I get the “make your penis bigger’ emails. It’s rather difficult to make something NONEXISTANT bigger, don’t you think?
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