I’ve just discovered that I am probably of Royal lineage.
I received an interesting email from someone representing the Nigerian Royal Family earlier today. Apparently not only do they think I may have some royal blood in my veins, but they are willing to pay me just to verify my lineage.
After an in-depth email conversation that ate up most of my day, I forwarded some information to the good Barrister (that’s like an attorney in Nigeria). They are going to deposit A LOT of money in my account and have asked that I use some of that money to get a DNA test and send them the results. Apparently it’s just a formality as they’ve done extensive research into the global migration of the offspring of a Nigerian King from several hundred years ago. They had difficulty finding me, so I think it’s fate that they did.
I said in an earlier post that I wanted this blog to not just inform, but also help people. Here’s another way I can use this as a tool to make the lives of my readers a little better in some way.
I guess that because of the way the Government in Nigeria controls the banks, the only way they can transfer the money is through US services like Paypal (I won’t complain, I’m sure it’s more secure than Nigeriapal) Unfortunately, Paypal has some sort of maximum transaction limit. The Barrister I spoke with asked me if I knew anyone else who could facilitate the transfer of large amounts of money and keep a healthy cut for themselves in the process.
I told him I knew “a few” people who might be able to help. If you’re intersted in making some easy money send me a message. Hurry though, the Nigerian fiscal year is different than ours he needs to move the money quickly to avoid an additional tax payment.
He is very friendly, I’m sure I’ll be posting a lot more about it after I fly out to meet the King.
nina wrote:
I am convinced that this blog is a joke. No one can be this dense. If you are ACTUALLY this dense, I apologize profoundly. But everyone’s gotten this SCAM email from Nigeria. I got it, my co-workers got it, everyone I know got this email. Holy Shit, are you really this naive?
I am 99% sure you are joking. But.. the problem is, it’s not funny. Please spend some time doing something productive that will actually benefit society.
Posted on 31-Oct-06 at 7:25 am | Permalink
speedball wrote:
Apology accepted. However, I wouldn’t be so quick to judge this as a scam as you aren’t privy to the correspondence I had with the barrister.
Posted on 31-Oct-06 at 10:25 am | Permalink
anonymous wrote:
Nina’s right. It’s a scam. See below.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp
See above website and grow a brain. I can’t believe I did a moron like you a favor. I should have let you lose all the money.
Posted on 31-Oct-06 at 2:13 pm | Permalink
speedball wrote:
That’s an interesting coincidence, but I’m confident that my situation is unique. Again, neither of you were involved in the multiple communications I had with the Barrister. Reading between the lines, I can tell there is a little jealousy in both of your responses. I don’t blame you though, if it were happening to someone else and not me, I’d probably be a little jealous myself.
Cordially,
Prince Bahl
Posted on 31-Oct-06 at 6:34 pm | Permalink
FlagFootball wrote:
DON’T DO THIS. Contact Pay Pal or your bank immediately, this is a scam, dude! I repeat: listen to these people and don’t give them your passwords or account info. If you already have cancel your account or change your password. THEY WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY!
Posted on 01-Nov-06 at 11:37 am | Permalink
speedball wrote:
I’m the first to admit when I’m wrong. I just got a call from my bank. Not only are all of my accounts empty, but my line of credit is maxed out. I’m waiting for a call back from the Barister to see if there’s some mistake, but I think you may have been correct in your skepticism about this.
The good news is that based on the information they sent me initially, I think they did their homework to find me. I’m following up on some communications I’ve had with various people to see if there’s still a chance that I am related to the royal family. I think I may have been targeted for this crime because of my lineage.
Posted on 07-Nov-06 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
hmmmm wrote:
YOU ARE SUCH A KIDDER. FUNNY, I AM NOT THAT SMART, AND I EVEN SAW THROUGH THE NIGERIAN SCAM.
Posted on 23-Nov-06 at 6:49 am | Permalink
hmmmm wrote:
I AGREE WITH COMMENT NUMERO UNO, ABOUT YOUR BLOG. I DON’T GET IT. JUST BE REAL QUIT TRYING TO PLAY WITH PEOPLE. YOU DO HAVE SOME HELPFUL THINGS UP, BUT THE WHACKED BLOGS OUTWEIGH THE DECENT ONES.
Posted on 23-Nov-06 at 6:55 am | Permalink
Ann Petrushka wrote:
Speedball, do you have a blue nose? Look in the mirror, even if it’s just a little purplish, after you DNA test you will likely find that you are royal or maybe only an Earl or something like that. I know, I’ve been emailing Nigerians myself and most of what they said turned out to be true. I’m off to London to meet one of them on Monday, where I will collect a surprising amount loot. I wrote about it on the web.
Posted on 11-Mar-07 at 4:33 am | Permalink