# Any Millionare Dopers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 13, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778 "2002-06-13T03:23:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/1 "2002-06-13T03:23:21Z")
I know that a million dollars isn’t a lot nowadays, but its a lot to me. Anyways, if so, how’d you make it, is it like cash, or assets, or stocks or what? Just curious… myself? I have about $500. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/2 "2002-06-13T03:51:08Z")
Yes, due to many intelligent investments I made in the Congo I am worth 32.5 million dollars all of which is located in a Nigerian bank account. Unfortunately some corrupt officials in Nigeria are looking at my account and appear to be considering seizing it. To prevent this from happening please send me your bank account number along with whatever codes are required to access it as well as a copy of your birth certificate and a list of all people you have had “relations” with and their current addresses (be sure to mark which relations are “easy”). Upon receipt of this information I will wire all 32.5 million dollars into your account to prevent Nigerian officials from seizing it. To thank you for your efforts I will allow you to keep twenty percent of the 32.5 million dollars. I am making this offer to you because I know that you are trust worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/3 "2002-06-13T04:43:22Z")
Yep, the annual salary at my new job is 4.8 million, plus another 2 million from my side projects. Oh, you meant _dollars_. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/4 "2002-06-13T07:36:04Z")
> [@](#): > > I have about $500. Ah! To many people that would be a 🙂 or a 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/5 "2002-06-13T11:49:21Z")
Not yet. But of course I’ll be on this Sunday. After the lottery game. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/6 "2002-06-13T12:25:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Asylum \* > \*\*Yes, due to many intelligent investments I made in the Congo I am worth 32.5 million dollars all of which is located in a Nigerian bank account. > > Unfortunately some corrupt officials in Nigeria are looking at my account and appear to be considering seizing it. To prevent this from happening please send me your bank account number along with whatever codes are required to access it as well as a copy of your birth certificate and a list of all people you have had “relations” with and their current addresses (be sure to mark which relations are “easy”). Upon receipt of this information I will wire all 32.5 million dollars into your account to prevent Nigerian officials from seizing it. > > To thank you for your efforts I will allow you to keep twenty percent of the 32.5 million dollars. I am making this offer to you because I know that you are trust worthy. \*\* LOL!!! This is hillarious! Thanks for the laugh. Nope. I am far from a millionaire. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/7 "2002-06-13T12:43:59Z")
As you can see **Checkmate** this is the kind of thing you just don’t ask. Who would be such a HAM and discuss their financial situations…? You have about 500$ so…? Whats your IMHO point? See people build their savings their whole lives, they make good investments: Yes in the stock market, and with Roth accounts, CD’s, IRA’s, 401-k. And they build equity with their homes, and other various assets…so in some situations it is cash in the bank in others its money in the form of assets… Do a little research young grasshopper, and if you want to take that 500$ and make it more, invest it… ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/8 "2002-06-13T12:44:15Z")
I am a millionaire in _love._ _hearts and flowers_ ---
**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/9 "2002-06-13T14:44:59Z")
I am literally making 2,5 billion per month!!! only… 2,5 billion Turkish liras are a bit over 1500 US$!!! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/10 "2002-06-13T16:11:41Z")
Ooh, not just a millionaire, but a BILLIONaire! :: puts pinky to mouth :: ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/11 "2002-06-13T16:24:44Z")
Yep, we’ll tell each other how many times we give/get head in a month, but won’t reveal our net worth… Chekmate, Previous threads have revealed that more than one Doper appears to have a net worth of more than a million. Of course, this is the internet, they could be lying. But over time, given that some Dopers are older and have been saving money for a long time, as you said a million dollars in nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/12 "2002-06-13T16:30:15Z")
I was a millionaire, on paper, once, back when the stock market was going wild. I wasn’t fully vested and that was before tax, and I didn’t sell any of the #!@ stock and now the stock is hovering at around $20 instead of at $170. I figure that’s as close as I’ll ever get to being a millionaire, so I hang on to the memory. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/13 "2002-06-13T16:35:50Z")
I am not a millionaire _yet_, but I just received a letter from Ed McMahon that said I could be the next winner. WooHoo! I’m going shopping! ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/14 "2002-06-13T16:45:17Z")
Not one, but **three** casinos… ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/15 "2002-06-13T17:51:26Z")
I am sure Cecil has teeming millions. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/16 "2002-06-14T04:22:31Z")
I one day hope to be. There’s some stuff for sale on my website, if anyone wants to help me out. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/17 "2002-06-14T13:14:49Z")
**Asylum** , my favorite part of that email is the end, where they caution me to please notify them _even if_ I am not interested in helping them make this transfer, so that they may seek out someone else to solicit! It makes me feel so…speshul! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/18 "2002-06-15T00:48:35Z")
I recall the exact moment I became a millionaire. It was the moment my father died. I wish he still had all the assets, and that I was still struggling to continue to pay the mortgage. Now I struggle to pay property taxes and keep the assets intact, without his wise advice. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/19 "2002-06-15T01:26:20Z")
> [@](#): > > **Asylum:** Yes, due to many intelligent investments I made in the Congo I am worth 32.5 million dollars all of which is located in a Nigerian bank account. Unfortunately some corrupt officials in Nigeria are looking at my account and appear to be considering seizing it. To prevent this from happening please send me your bank account number along with whatever codes are required to access it as well as a copy of your birth certificate and a list of all people you have had “relations” with and their current addresses (be sure to mark which relations are “easy”). Upon receipt of this information I will wire all 32.5 million dollars into your account to prevent Nigerian officials from seizing it. > > To thank you for your efforts I will allow you to keep twenty percent of the 32.5 million dollars. I am making this offer to you because I know that you are trust worthy. Name: Victor Assissi Account Number: 0603-456-353-6666 Access (pin) code: 8866 Birth certificate: Send you a fax if you give me your number Birth date:? (send me your number, then I’ll tell you…) Easy relations: Margeret M. Beady, CA. (A real swell gal). Oh, I’ve purposely left out details of my bank so that other (less trustworthy) surfers don’t actually pick it up. If you are up for a bit of swindling, please contact me here and we’ll take it from there. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778/20 "2002-06-15T01:55:41Z")
Not with the market like it is. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-millionare-dopers/113778.md?page=2)