/s/ ABU BANTU
MY DEAR FRIEND ABE,
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNFORTUNEATE SETBACK REGARDING MY PARTICIPATION IN LIBERATING YOUR UNCLE'S FUNDS. ALL MY MONEY IS TIED UP IN THE "GREAT WESTERN UNOBTAINIUM MINING COMPANY," WHOSE STOCK HAS BEEN FROZEN BY THE SEC PENDING INVESTIGATION OF ALLEDGED SEXUAL IREGULARITIES BY THE CORPORATE OFFICERS. FORTUNEATELY, THOUGH THE STOCK CANNOT BE LEGALLY TRADED IN UNITED STATES, NO SUCH ENCUMBERANCES PRECLUDE TRADING ON THE VARIOUS AFRICAN STOCK EXCHNGES.
SINCE WE ARE NOW CLOSE BUSINESS PARTNERS IN YOUR UNCLES TRANSACTION, I AM WILLING TO SEND YOU $10,000,000 WORTH OF MY STOCK IN "GREAT WESTERN UNOBTAINIUM MINING COMPANY" FOR YOU TO SELL ON MY BEHALF ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE. THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE WILL THEN BE USED FOR THE LIBERATIONS OF YOUR UNCLES STRANDED FUNDS. I AM EVEN WILING TO GIVE FOR YOU A PERCENTAGE OF 8 OF THE TRANSACTION, TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES ON MY BEHALF.
THIS TRANSSACTION MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, BEFORE SEC ENFORCEMENT SEIZES MY STOCK CERTIFICATES, BUT THE INSURANCE & PRIVATE COURIER SHIPPING COSTS TO SEND MY STOCK TO YOU IN NIGERIA IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE WIRE TRANSFER TO ME $25,000 IMMEDIATELY, I AM SURE I HAVE THE CERTIFICATES IN YOUR HAND BEFORE THE WEEK IS OUT.
PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE IN THE HANDLING OF MY STOCK, AS IT REPRESENTS MY ENTIRE LIFE'S SAVINGS. I AM TRUSTING OF YOU BECUASE WE ARE NOW CLOSE BUSINESS PARTNERS IN RECOVERY OF YOUR UNCLES FUNDS, AND I COUNT UPON YOU TO NOT TAKE THE ADVANTAGES OF ME IN THIS MOMENT OF FINANCIAL DESPERATIONS.
YOUR TRUSTED FRIEND & BUSINESS PARTNER
HUGO ZONEBALL
P.O. BOX 41
SUITE 100
5000 FOOLSGOLD AVENUE
BUTTSCRATCH, ARKANSAS, US OF A
MY DEAR FRIEND AND PARTNER HUGO:
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEND YOU THE $25,000 YOU REQUIRE SO THAT YOU CAN SEND ME YOUR $10 MILLION STOCK CERTIFICATE, BUT I HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF AN UNFORSEEN REVERSAL OF MY FORTUNES HERE IN NIGERIA.
MY 5TH WIFE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN HER APARTMENT, APPARENTLY DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES (AN HYENA ATTACK). ALTHOUGH IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT ON THE DAY OF THE TRAGEDY I WAS NOT IN LAGOS, BUT IN ANOTHER CITY VISITING MY UNCLE, THE GENERAL, WHERE HE IS IN PRISON, THE AUTHORITIES, WHO ARE ENEMIES OF MY UNCLE, ARE CLAIMING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE SEQUESTERED ALL MY ASSETS AND I AM UNABLE TO ASSIST YOU. I CANNOT EVEN PAY FOR A SHAMAN TO PERFORM THE TRADITIONAL RITES OF BURIAL.
HOWEVER, MY LAYWER INFORMS ME THAT FOR A MODEST BRIBE OF ONLY $10,000 HE CAN ARRANGE FOR THESE FALSE CHARGES TO BE DROPPED. THEN I CAN HELP YOU TO SELL YOUR STOCK, AND WE CAN PROCEED TO LIBERATE MY UNCLE'S $60 MILLION.
PLEASE WIRE THE FUNDS TO MY LAWYER, MOHAMMED IBOM, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH OUR MUTUALLY PROFITABLE BUSINESS ARRANGMENT.
YOUR FRIEND, ABU BANTU