She's Real Fine my 419 (Travel Prep Begins!)

This is a test of the emergency scam mark system. It is only a test. If it were a real emergency, some poor dodo would be preparing to go on a Vacation to Hell and some crooks in Africa would be drooling heavily. Tee hee hee. As usual Ernie's reply is in the extended entry. He is starting to show signs of being a bit difficult, but you will be amazed at how much a scammer will tolerate if numbers like $10,000 are muttered here and there. Also, I bet you didn't know that he is an Americanist, a crypto-Protestant, and a CINO? You know, the more I create this Ernie, the less I like him. Perhaps I will kill him off right before he is supposed to arrive, and have his assistant take over, starting the whole ball of wax again...

Hello Ernie it was quite nice to get your email,today alot of work i had to do in the office after a management meeting i had a closed door section with the manager so he suggested you have to come,so what you decide and what amount do we have to offer him because he is understanding we want to use the funds for helping the poor so we are not meant to tell him our intentions we just give him something,so what do u think how much should we offer him to make him happy and sign the approval documents,so you should start making plans of coming to south africa ok,tomorrow i will tell you the airport,so what do u think we offer the manager lets know so he gives approval ok,keep me informed and tell me what you are planning about requestal form ok.

LISA

Lisa,

I don't exactly know the standards and prices for things in your country, but do you think that this manager would be happy with, maybe $50? I imagine that in your country this could buy a lot, certainly more than it could buy in America, where everything is expensive, mostly due to the hard work and dilligence of the American people, so that people can get more and more and more. We call it the Protestant Work Ethic, but there are even some Catholics who believe in it too (don't tell our bishops!), because we realize that there is nothing greater than being an American and a Republican, and we should work to get money, because that is how we know that God loves us, and we really don't need to have any foreigners tell us how to run our lives, our country, and our government. Anyway, would $50 be adequate? I am thinking that what he wants is a little bit of money to buy a cow or a zebra or whatever it is that people can buy over there. In America we would have to pay him thousands of dollars, but there is so much more to buy here, as America is very modern and you can go to a Wall*Mart and just fill up your house with marvelous goods at good prices, but perhaps it is not so in Africa, where all you have are a few cows and beads and trinkets and the occassional rug. But, like I said, I am a good listener, in fact, one of the best, and since you are living in the region at hands, you would have a much better intimation of what the going rate should be. I don't want to be miserly, but we shouldn't give this man more than he needs. Because you might think that he is going to buy things for his family, but often as not a man will just engage prostitutes and drink his life away, and that would be a shame for him and for his money. I know that you are a very dilligence and hard working person, but I also know, from my time in Nam, that many people in the foreign countries are not so, and they just spend money on pleasures that are bad for their health and families. I think it is how these countries got to be so foreign to begin with. If they had American values, there would be no corruption and everyone would be much happier. So, I will plan on coming to South Africa and to leave in about a week. Perhaps I will take some extra time off work so I can see a bit of the country. I have never seen a Pygmie or a Hottentot and would also love to see tigers in the jungle. It is a childhood image, that goes back to a book about a little boy and a tiger and pancakes, and I would very much like to see that. Tell me, though, what should I bring and pack. Is it always hot in the jungle there? Also, should I bring a gun, in case I get accosted by wild men? And you will need to tell me how much cash. I can probably bring as much as around $10,000 if we really need it, but I don't think we should be giving money away like that if we can get away with giving the man maybe $50 and a package of cigarettes. Please advise as soon as possible.

-Ernie