I got a letter saying I was supposed to take half of your allotment.
Dang. I never knew that Strom was Nigerian.
Ping
let me guess.....you have to send in $300 bucks for admin fees and then it is all yours...........LOl.....what a racket.....
Someone posted that Internet scamming was something like the third largest industry in Nigeria. I hope they were kidding.
Tell them you would like a courior to hand deliver a cashier's check to your door and to buy a first class ticket and rent a limo at the airport and to take it out of the money.
Is your name Trent Lott? ;)
Don't fall for bogus scams, only Nigerian offers are for real!
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Dear Sir,
I am an Uruk of Mordor, charged with the discovery of a number of valuable treasures within Moria. It has come to my notice that the mithril hoard previously owned by Ori of the land of Moria has been found by one of our cave-trolls. Under our laws, the hoard will be shared between our lord Sauron and the local Balrog, but so far neither knows the extent of the treasure.
Sir, I come to you as a respectful businessperson in order that we may derive some profit ourselves from this venture, I would wish that I could arrange for the transfer of half of the find to yourself, costing roughly 20,000 silver pennies. From this amount, I will then arrange for a further such that 25% remains your own, 5% goes for sundry costs (including hire of strong Rohan horses for use in transportation), 5% is given in bribe to the cave troll to ensure the quantity reported to our respective Lords is adjusted, 65% belongs to myself and my fellow Orcs.
In order that this be accomplished, I ask only that you provide details of:
Your willingness to participate in this venture,
Confirmation that you will not speak of this venture to anyone else, or wear any magic rings,
Your race and land of residence,
The location of your local Palantir or identity of your preferred message-carrying bird or beast,
Your given name, and any name you are known by in the Western lands,
The number of ponies you possess.
I look forward to your returning correspondence, which can be whispered to any passing magpie. I trust that you will ensure that no other dark feathered birds come to hear of this transaction.
http://taint.org/2002/09/03/170024a_mail.html
Here's a CNN story about his estate and the major bequests from it:
Tuesday, October 28, 2003 Posted: 2:25 PM EST (1925 GMT)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Strom Thurmond left most of his estate, estimated at $200,000, to family, former aides and favorite institutions.
The value of the assets might be more $200,000 after an inventory is complete, said Jim Jones, the lawyer for the estate.
Thurmond died June 26 at age 100. He retired in January after serving 48 years in the Senate. He also was an educator, state senator, state judge and governor.
The nine-page will of the nation's oldest and longest serving U.S. senator was filed Monday at the Aiken County courthouse, The (Columbia) State reported Tuesday.
Thurmond left his largest cash bequest, $50,000, to his daughter, Julie Thurmond Whitmer, who lives in Washington. The smallest bequests, $250 each, were given to the First Baptist Church of Edgefield and the First Baptist Church of Aiken.
Neither of Thurmond's sons, Strom Thurmond Jr., the U.S. attorney for South Carolina, and Paul Thurmond, a Charleston attorney, are receiving a specific cash amount. But they and their sister will equally split whatever remains of the late senator's property after specific bequests are made, according to the will.
In the will, dated March 2, 1999, Thurmond forgave his widow, Nancy Moore Thurmond, of any debts she might have owed. The couple had been estranged since the early 1990s, but never divorced. Specific debts were not identified.
Thurmond's will also directed that she receive his Social Security benefits, as well as his U.S. Senate, U.S. Army and South Carolina retirement benefits.
Thurmond had given away many of his assets to various charities, Clemson University, and his family over the years, Jones said Monday.
Papers filed Monday said Thurmond had "established scholarships at every four-year college and every technical college in South Carolina."
The newspaper had reported in 1990 that the Thurmond family's assets were more than $2 million.
I would treat this letter with great skepticism.
Comedy post for a Saturday night ?
When Strom was 21, he put a penny into an account. Due to odd family connections, I'm entitled to that penny and all the accrued interest.
In a related development, I just purchased the state of Florida so that I can build my retirement home.
Remember? You were drunk when I sold them. Now you can pay me.... ;)
There's someone in the world answering this letter as we speak.
All I ever get is messeges from Russian women who want "To make much happy hot marriage bed for family of many childrens".
After all you've done? Only 750k? Don't feel insulted.