[geeks] Mr Bill?

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From: "Alloysius Mdebe" <heavyj.gmbh at gmail.com>
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Jonathan C. Patschke <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:
> 
> > Does either party understand that currency is only worth what it can buy,
> > and if no one who accepts dollars makes anything worthwhile, our economy
> > is due for an implosion?  Funny, both parties had Presidential candidates
> > that said that, and both candidates got laughed out of the room.  Oh well,
> > China and India will be the footstool of the US economy of MBAs,
> > middle-managers, and basketball players forever, right?
> 
> HELLO DEAR SIR MY NAME IS ALLOYSIUS MDEBE AND I HAIL FROM THE LOVELY
> SKIES OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA. MY GRANDFATHER WAS TASKED WITH THE
> FINDING OF NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING SITES FOR ROYAL DUTCH SHELL LOCATED
> OFFSHORE.
> 
> DETAILS OF HIS FINDINGS WERE STORED IN A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX IN THE
> HAGUE, NETHERLANDS AFTER HE LEARNED THAT THE PLANS FOR DRILLING SITES
> WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR LARGE AMERICAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THESE
> SITES HAVE THE ABILITY TO GENERATE IN THE SUM OF EIGHTY FIVE BILLION
> 2008 UNITED STATES DOLLARS. IT IS FOUND THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY OTHER
> PERSON WITH THE AUTHORIZATION TO OPEN THIS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX.
> 
> FOR THE PARSELY SUM OF 20 THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS YOU MAY
> OBTAIN THE KEY AND NECESSARY PAPERS FROM ME, THE GOOD REVEREND
> ALLOYSIUS MDEBE. THIS FEE WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU ALONG WITH 1 PERSENT
> OF THE SUM OF THE POTENTIAL 85 BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONCE THE
> PLANS ARE SENT BACK TO THE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL COMPANY LOCATED HERE FOR
> CONSTRUCTION OF THE OIL DRILLING SITES.
> 
> I ASK DEAR SIR TO PLEASE KEEP THESE NEWS ABOUT 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN
> THE STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE AND ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THOSE INTERESTED
> IN THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR THIS
> WOULD MATCH CONTRIBUTION GIVEN BY THE STATE
> 
> GOOD DAY,
> -ALLOYSIUS MDEBE

WTF?  Did I miss a joke here or something?

Bob