# I am going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246 "2011-10-20T13:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/21 "2011-10-21T12:10:34Z")
My goodness, Arnold, what were you defrauded of to deserve such handsome compensation? Tell me you didn’t fall victim to one of those lame internet scams! Thank goodness programs such as the International Remittance Department are around to restore our faith in humanity. I’ll take the Chia Herb garden, please. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/22 "2011-10-21T13:42:29Z")
I’m kind of new around these parts, but Arnold can I please have the green haired President. I’ll pay the postage. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/23 "2011-10-21T14:11:33Z")
Pfft. It’s an Internet scam. I, on the other hand, received and an actual letter the other day. Let’s just say I may ALREADY be a winner. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/24 "2011-10-21T14:21:21Z")
Well, in that case TDN, How _you_ doing? I’ma get me one of them chia pets. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/25 "2011-10-21T18:36:18Z")
Don’t do it! I got an e-mail from the Director of the FBI himself warning of this type of scam. All I had to do was send him all my personal and banking info and now I’m protected. Those feds are great. Don’t be a sucker! ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/26 "2011-10-23T01:18:01Z")
Email the guy back and tell him that if he fronts the $255 for you, you will pay him a million of your earnings. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/27 "2011-10-24T06:40:16Z")
A million? Now is not the time to be stingy. He should make it five million, and any two chia pets of his choice! ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/28 "2011-10-25T18:22:41Z")
Gosh with that large a sum of money at stake, you should really fly out to Nigeria yourself. Have them give you the complete address and the name of the specific contact person and tell them you’ll be on the first plane out. I mean, why take chances with all those pesky internet scammers out there. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/29 "2011-10-25T19:30:08Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Gosh with that large a sum of money at stake, you should really fly out to Nigeria yourself. You assume it’s Nigeria. Arnold’s contact was from the West African Payment division, so who’s to say that it’s not located in, oh say, Ivory Coast? He’d best get a visa for all the countries, to be safe. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246/30 "2011-10-26T22:11:59Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Email the guy back and tell him that if he fronts the $255 for you, you will pay him a million of your earnings. Okay, I found that funny. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-be-rich-beyond-my-wildest-dreams/600246.md?page=1)