Look what I got in my inbox:

[Salviati]

MR. HENERY PAULSON
WAHSINGTON
AMERICA

Courtesy of business opportunity, I take liberty anchored on strong desire to solicit for your assistance on this mutual beneficiary and risk free transaction with you, which I hope you give urgent attention. To be precise,

I am MR. HENERY PAULSON Treasury Secretary of the UNITED STATES and member of INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Board of Governors.

In my department, we discovered an opportunity to buy assets for a sum of US$ 700.0 billion (Seven Hundred Billion United States Dollars) from accounts that belongs to the richest ans most powerful of companies, FANNIE MAE and FREDDIE MAC, the LEHMEN BROTHERS, and also to include AIG. Fortunately nobody has availed to come forward to claim the assets. Providing a sound financial opportunity. Therefore, upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department now decide to establish a cordial business relationship with you,hence my contacting you.

We want your good self as one of the financers of out acquisition which by accounting of UNITED STATES SENETOR NORM COLEMAN could realize a profit of up to %2000 (Two Thousand Percent). A portion of the assets would be placed into your account for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is claiming it and again we do not want the money to go into the government account as unclaimed bill .Now it is being speculated that the above assets will throw the banking industry into turmoil and further devalue their value on or by NEXT WEEK. The reason for you to present your good self in fast action is to prevent this catastrophe and to protect the value of these (your) assets.

Mode of Sharing After the successful completion of the transfer is as follows, for the role you will be expected to play in the whole exercise, we have agreed to give you Thirty (30%) of the total sum,and 10% has been set aside for the expenses we are going to encounter by both parties in the process of this transaction and the remaining 60% shall be for my colleagues and I in support of the aforementioned, you are urged to reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in the business.

After your reply, you will be advised on the next step afterwards. I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping this business top secret and confidential. Your interest will be equally protected, as we must maintain maximum confidentiality. Trust to hear from you soon!

Count on your earliest reply.

Thanks

Yours in God
MR. HENRY PAULSON

(Actually, I put it together from an actual Nigerian email scam letter, I invite your comments, and suggestions to improve it before I mail it out to hilarious effect)

[Ian David]

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