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I just received this scam in my inbox and just laughed out aloud. I just wish these scammers could use that energy for doing business or other honest income generating activities! Just look at her email address and in the text how she will instruct her husband the president....!

I thought I should share it with you.....

Notification of your Compensation Payment.

Tuesday, 7 December, 2010 1:10

From:

"Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan"

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To:

undisclosed-recipients

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan, the wife of President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, may I use this medium to notify you of the petitions received by the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon from all over the continent in regards to the fraudulent activities going on in the West Africa sub-region with security's agent and diplomats who has been delaying people's funds, consignment and valuables in their custody and demand outrageous fees to get their consignment released to them.

This letter is to all people that have been scammed in any part of the World, while the United Nations (UN) have approved the sum of USD$5,500,000.00 to compensate all victims that may have not received their contract/inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. And instructing my husband to make sure each and everyone of you receive his/her compensation payment, as directed by the United Nations (UN).

Visit the news and instructions from the United Nations (UN) on (http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm)

Well, my husband President Good Luck Jonathan, has handed me over to do the job because he is very-very busy because of the on coming election by next year 2011, as you can see since I am the one in-charge of foreign compensation payment is like my husband is doing the job. You are hereby advice to reconfirm the following information listed below:

1. Your Full Name.

2. Your Full Billing Address.

3. Your Direct Phone Number.

4. Occupation.

5. A Copy of Your Identification.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan.

Chair Person Debt reconciliation Task Force.

herexcellency_thefirstlady@oued.org

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Beware of Birth Control!!

In the past week, Nicole Dishuk, aged 31 newly graduated student with a
doctoral degree about to start her new career as a Doctor, was flown into a
nearby hospital, because she had passed out.

They found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by helicopter
to the ER to operate. By the time they removed the right half of her skull to
relieve the pressure on her brain, the clot had spread to her brain causing
severe damage. From last Wednesday night, she had been battling. They induced
her into a coma to stop the blood flow, operated 3 times and .... finally, they
said there was nothing left that they could do. They found multiple clots in
the left side of her brain. The swelling would not stop, and she was on life
support.

She died at 4:30 yesterday. She leaves behind a husband, 2 year old Brandon
and 4 year old Justin. The CAUSE of DEATH - A birth control injection she was
getting that allows you to only have your period three times a year. It
interrupts your menstrual cycle, and although it is FDA approved, it shouldn't
be!

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My name is not Mzungu; Part II, Kampala

Johannes

After readjusting his expectations of Africa, Johannes settled in to enjoy his vacation. From the airport we took our stuff to a serviced apartment in Mbuya near Kampala. There was a big beautiful gate and a security detail to open and close. The property was well maintained with a big compound.

There was a young girl who volunteered to be the house maid; to cook, clean the house, wash and iron clothes for 6 people. The asking price was 30 Euro per month, but we offered 50!

A dinner had been prepared for us at my elder brother’s residence in Bugolobi also near Kampala, so after offloading the baggage, we set off for Bugolobi. At my brother’s house was another gate with security detail also. We were allowed in and we were directed to the living room.

As is the custom in Uganda, the ladies and young men knelt to greet us. Johan was embarrassed and asked if he too should kneel to greet them. I explained to him that it was a custom, but he was not happy with it. I was introducing to him the people as they came to greet, and they were really many, he wondered if some were not greeting a second and third time and if he would remember all of them!

The apartment house; the maid is the foreground

When I introduced to him the maid, chef and gardener, he commented that in Africa we still lived like royalty! I believe mentally he was calculating the cost of the servants given that in Europe they earn minimum of 10 Euro per hour!

Johannes urged us to treat the servants well because they too were human beings. At first he claimed he would be uncomfortable with them, but on second thoughts, he said they would have come in handy when he travelled. He gave an example of how he had to take his cat to an animal hotel and pay for its stay until he got back. He thought that if he had a maid or servant, the cat would have comfortably stayed at his house.

I asked Johannes, why he didn’t marry instead of keeping a cat for a companion. He replied that it was a good idea, but he was afraid a human companion would not be friendly to his cat. Anyhow, if he was to marry and his wife fails to get on well with the cat, he was sorry, but it would be the wife to go!! This amused all of us that we burst out laughing. He assured us that we may laugh, but that was the truth, nothing would stand between him and his cat.

To be continued