Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Jim Devine" <jdevine03 at gmail.com>
> Date: September 23, 2008 1:49:53 PM EDT
> To: Pen-l <pen-l at lists.csuchico.edu>
> Subject: [Pen-l] a message from "Nigeria"
> Reply-To: Progressive Economics <pen-l at lists.csuchico.edu>
>
> SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
>
> DEAR AMERICAN:
>
> I NEED TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
> WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
>
> I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY
> HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF
> 800 BILLION DOLLARS US. IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER, IT
> WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU.
>
> I AM WORKING WITH MR. PHIL GRAMM, LOBBYIST FOR UBS, WHO WILL BE MY
> REPLACEMENT AS MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY IN JANUARY. AS A SENATOR, YOU
> MAY KNOW HIM AS THE LEADER OF THE AMERICAN BANKING DEREGULATION
> MOVEMENT IN THE 1990S. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.
>
> THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY. WE NEED A BLANK CHECK. WE NEED THE
> FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THESE FUNDS
> IN THE NAMES OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER
> SURVEILLANCE. MY FAMILY LAWYER ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A
> RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS A NEXT OF KIN SO THE
> FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
>
> PLEASE REPLY WITH ALL OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IRA AND COLLEGE FUND
> ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND THOSE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO
> WALLSTREETBAILOUT at TREASURY.GOV SO THAT WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR COMMISSION
> FOR THIS TRANSACTION. AFTER I RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, I WILL RESPOND
> WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDS THAT WILL BE USED TO
> PROTECT THE FUNDS.
>
> YOURS FAITHFULLY MINISTER OF TREASURY PAULSON
> --
> Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days
> indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL.
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