Those silly Nigerians are at it again

**Alien5** · 11-19-2011, 04:45 PM

The FBI would fly you in from a secret location.

**Biggles** · 11-19-2011, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Alien5

The FBI would fly you in from a secret location.

I forgot about the free travel.

**mjmacky** · 11-20-2011, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Biggles

Notwithstanding the appalling grammar and idioms that appears to straddle three continents who the feck would believe that the FBI would write a letter demanding money? FFS! they would just come round and waterboard you.

Any write-up pointing out all of the inconsistencies of this "letter" would end up being even longer than the original text. Such is the reason I decided to just post it with little comment. It is really ridiculous, and anyone falling for this should have more than $70 taken from them*.

*At that point, they should just take their own lives.

**Quarterquack** · 11-20-2011, 04:34 PM

E-mail him back, saying you'd like an official letter mailed to your address for official proceedings.

Google map the Nigerian town's police department's addresses. Have him send it there, saying it's to a "friend" who will confirm the identity of your agent.

**megabyteme** · 11-20-2011, 05:10 PM

The police station is most likely next to the internet cafe. I doubt they will be overly concerned, Rings.

**Alien5** · 11-20-2011, 06:34 PM

Ask him to send proof of his ID

**megabyteme** · 11-20-2011, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Alien5

Ask him to send proof of his ID

That was already clearly stated in the email. It also said "official" a few times, so that shifts burden of proof to the reader. Follow along, please...

**NotLettingItGo** · 11-20-2011, 07:19 PM

Send him a reply stating that since your identity has been used to commit fraud, you have had your assets frozen and that you are therefore unable to obtain the $70 that the private attorney he has engaged requires. Thus in order to move this matter forward with the utmost urgency which it obviously requires, you have spoken to the private attorney and agreed with him that as Robert Mueller is the supervisory agent for the case, and he has engaged the private attorney, he is legally responsible for facilitating successful completion of the seleceted method of resolving this issue. Therefore Agent Robert Mueller III must send you $250 at the earliest available opportunity. This amount being to cover the $70 fee and of course the travel costs involved in you ensuring the paperwork gets done in the quickest possible time scale.