On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Met History wrote:

> Dear Mr. Okano:
>
> I am deeply shocked by your suggestion that we should profit by $48,000,000
> on poor Mr. Mustapha's untimely death, and have reported you to the FBI, CIA,
> AIA, IEEE, ASID and Toys 'R Us.  Please prepare to surrender yourself to our
> Sargeant-At-Arms, Mr. Dan Becker, when he shows up.
>
> Yr Obdnt Svnt,  Kwame Nkrumah

My silly collection of Nigerian fraud emails has gotten more press:

  Detroit Free Press, February 27
  "Web master helps squash a cyberscam"
  http://www.freep.com/news/metro/ager27_20030227.htm

  Excerpt:

     Kestenbaum, who is 47, created the site after a computer-savvy friend
     claimed never to have seen the come-on. "I was astonished. I'm kind
     of an electronic pack-rat, saving every e-mail I get in various
     folders, including the spam. So I said, Gee, I've got a lot -- I can
     share."

                              Larry

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