Alle dagen feest! Ik heb

Alle dagen feest! Ik heb al veel nigeriaanse scams gezien, en de details zijn altijd ene beetje anders, maar deze vind ik toch wel mooi.

The Palace of King of Ogoni Kingdom,
Ogoni Oil producing community,
Rivers State Nigeria.

Dearest in The Lord,

My Dear I know this letter will come to you as a suprise, I have already thought of what will come to your mind or how you will fell when you see my email, but because of the persuation I have in the spirit, and the convinction God has placed in my mind, I picked up courage to write you knowing that it is Gods wish.

I am Princess Mary Otete Okon, daughter of Chief Oti Otete Okon, the king of Ogoni Kingdom. I am 25 years old and a graduate of Mass Communication. My father was the king of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of reviving royalties from the multi-national oil companies and government on behalf of the oil producing communities in Nigeria.

After the hanging of the Ogoni Nine(9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the late dictator General Sani Abacha, my father suffered stroke and died in August27th last year. But before his death, he called me and told me he has Twenty Three Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars (USD23,560,000.00) cash in his possession, specially deposited in a Security vault company here. He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married.

My mother did not bear any male child for him. Which implies that all my father s properties, companies e.t.c., we have no share in them because my mother has no male child according to African Tradition. My father therefore secretly gave me all the relevant documents of the said money, and told me that I should use this money with my mother and my younger sisters because he knows that tradtionally, if he dies we cannnot get anything, as inheritance.

He importantly advised me that I should seek foreign assistannce and that I should not invest this money here in Nigeria because of his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders. I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us, where I will live with my mother and two younger sisters and further advise me where and how I will invest the balance money overseas, possibly on products of your company and other profitable ventures.

I believe that by the special grace of God, you will help us move this money out of Nigeria to any country of your choice where we can invest this money judiciously with you. You are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on our agreement, and God will bless you as you help us.

Please reply through my e-mail
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

Remain blessed.

Princess. Mary. Otete Okon

Mmmmmm. This is good on so many levels. Ik beeld mij daar zo’n ongelooflijk mooie 25 jaar oude Nigeriaanse-by-way-of-Coming To America-achtige ranke schone bij voor, duidelijk intelligent, gehoorzaam, nog niet getrouwd en diepgelovig (en dus nog, ahem, juist), op zoek naar een reddende engel.

Zoveel beter dan de vijftigste Mkambe Okune, ambtenaar van het ministerie van financiën onder het vorige regime of de twintigste dubbele boeking van een betaling door BP of Shell.

Neen, romantiek, verbeelding en een vleugje avontuur, hier is over nagedacht.