You've just inherited $8,700,000.00!!!

[Nataly 38]

Ah ha ha!!!! I just received one of those letters telling me a distant relative died in a tsunami and I inherited millions, blah, blah... Well, I typed up a very eloquent response, converted it in about a dozen different languages on google translate and back to English again and below is the result... Hours of fun!!

dear edward van kaas,

It is with great joi I received your letter today, informing me that I will be the beneficiary of the sum of USD 8,700,000.00 50% I was not sure of your office, but extensive research has been legitimat google authenticated in your business.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of my cousin Michael regretted because we were very close and I loved it. In addition, the circumstances of his death is deeply regrettable. I gotta be honest, I had not even heard of the disaster Tsunamy. tell me, is it possible to donate my share of his fortune from his fortune to a good cause? I'm a big supporter of animal rights, and I would particularly like to make a donation to Wildlife Fund for ferrets free. I also take care of kittens and beavers and raccoons are species endengered Ngudu in my native country.

please, my good sir, please send me quick instructions for me to receive the funds, so that I can as soon as possible to help animals in need.

I look forward to your response and I hope that you trust my most sincere greetings

"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."
- Chris Hadfield
« Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. »
- my boss

[Nataly 38]

Here was the original:

Dear Edward Van Kaas,

It is with great humility that I received your letter today, informing me that I will be the benificiary of 50% of the sum of $8,700,000.00. At first I doubted the legitimacy of your business, but careful research on google has proven to me that your office really exists.

It was with a heavy heart that I learned of the death of my distant cousin Michael, for we were very close and I loved her very much. I was even more aggrieved to find out about the tragic circumstances surrounding her death, as I was unaware a tsunami had devastated her home town. Tell me, could I possibly donate my share of her fortune to a good cause? I am a huge supporter of animal rights; more specifically, I would like to make a contribution to the Wildlife Fund For Liberated Ferrets. I also care for beavers and kittens and racoons, which are endangered species in my native country of Ngudu.

Please, dear sir, kindly send me instructions as soon as possible so that I may put these funds to good use and help animals in need.

I look forward to your response and bid you good day.

Ok - not really eloquent, but the objective was to get a good "mutation"

"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."
- Chris Hadfield
« Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. »
- my boss

[theplummeter 15]

Some hilarious reading

www.419eater.com

[devildog 0]

For the longest time I always thought these guys sending these out were morons. Turns out, they're pretty clever. The letters are purposefully written to be *that* awful to weed out as many false positive replies as they can.

(nice reply btw )

You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

[pincheck 0]

I could not be bothered wasting my time here and well always happier when i have less money in my pocket

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[Meso 38]

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my cousin Michael regretted because we were very close and I loved it

Wait... what?

[Nataly 38]

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my cousin Michael regretted because we were very close and I loved it

Wait... what?

See my original message - google translate did an excellent job of making my response sound just as bad/incoherent as the guy's initial letter!!

"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."
- Chris Hadfield
« Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. »
- my boss

[Meso 38]

Except twice as incestuous.... Oh google, you rascal.