# Oh my goodness - FBI response to Nigerian scams **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668 "2011-03-14T16:40:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/41 "2011-03-17T10:49:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Though what disturbs me most is my > stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to an > individual… It just breaks my heart imagining the cancer-riddled Pringle Errol Saul hunting-and-pecking out that heart wrenching email after suffering from a stroke. It must have taken him DAYS. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/42 "2011-03-17T14:09:54Z")
The Nigerian Spammer I just got email from offerred me a job cashing his forged checks & wiring him the money. He even had a LinkedIn account. Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/43 "2011-03-17T14:24:10Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Second of all, why don’t I ever get great email like this? You do – just check your junk mail filter. Look for messages where the subject line is FROM \ or the FROM line has a Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., etc. in it. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/44 "2011-03-17T14:32:41Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > It just breaks my heart imagining the cancer-riddled Pringle Errol Saul hunting-and-pecking out that heart wrenching email after suffering from a stroke. It must have taken him DAYS. And on top of everything else, his name is PRINGLE. His life has been one lame potato chip joke after another. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/45 "2011-03-17T14:39:42Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > You do – just check your junk mail filter. Look for messages where the subject line is FROM \ or the FROM line has a Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., etc. in it. I just got an email from Angelina Jolie. I didn’t dare open it, fearing I would immediately splooge all over my computer and damage the keyboard. I have no idea where she heard about me, but I as very flattered. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/46 "2011-03-17T16:27:47Z")
I love the OP email. I get the impression of a couple of guys with a dictionary trying so hard to get it _just right_. “Is it good?” “It is foolproof.” “I mean, does it sound _official_?” “Yes, yes. I put in great big, important-sounding words so they know it is from a real government man.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668/47 "2011-03-17T16:34:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I just got an email from Angelina Jolie. I didn’t dare open it, fearing I would immediately splooge all over my computer and damage the keyboard. I have no idea where she heard about me, but I as very flattered. She heard you were a really bad writer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-fbi-response-to-nigerian-scams/574668.md?page=2)