Ett oemotståndligt erbjudande.

Peter Lilliehöök är en av de mest kreativa människor jag känner. Men av någon märklig anledning har han fått mer än sin beskärda del av konstiga förslag. De ramlar ner titt som tätt i hans mejlkorg varefter han reflexmässigt föser ner dem i papperskorgen. Förslagen är misstänkt likartade. De går normalt ut på att något osannlikt har inträffat (alltid i något annat land), vilket öppnar en chans för någon (i det här fallet Peter) att tjäna en slant.

En dag fann Peter följande »oemotståndliga« erbjudande i sin mejlkorg:

Dear Friend,
My name is Mr William Thornton from ills & Exchange Department HSBC BANK 78, Mark sway Avenue, Leeds, SW9 9PT United Kingdom.

I would want to use this medium after going through your profile to seek for assistance in a business transaction which is of mutual benefit. A foreigner late Mr. David McGrath who is from the United State, an Oil merchant/Contractor with the British Government , until his death in a ship mishap on the 2nd of May 1999, who Banked with us at our Bank and had a closing balance of US$21.5 million ,which the Bank does not know any of his available next of kin to claim this fund. To this regards, I have been directed by the board of Trustees of the bank to notify the diseased next of kin, which I have done and found out that he has no next of kin, which means that this funds will be lost to the government,which we all know will be stolen by the British Government officials. In order to avert this development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now seek your indulgence to have you stand as late Mr David McGrath next of kin so that the fund will be subsequently transferred and paid into your fore

On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs to enable you get this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30% of the total amount after the transaction. If this proposal is okay by you, and you wish to take advantage of the trust bestowed on you mail me as soon as possible to enable me furnish you with relevant details to this transaction.

Note: This transaction will only last us 10 working days. Please, disabuse your mind by not equating this, with the every day online scam that people come accross everyday,but rather treat it with the utmost level of promptness and confidentiality.

Best regards,
Mr William Thornton

Peter fick nog. Han kastade sig på tangentbordet och författade ett svar:

Dear Mr. Thornton.
I am so glad that you found my profile satisfactory. I am however very ill in my woodenleg that I just recieved after my grandfathers death in a lumberjackaccident in southern Specoslovacia. It is truly sad that Mr. McGrath died without knowing it. I met his wife, Sir Don Johnson on a shipwreck just shortly thereafter. It must have been awful to be eaten by a giant pike and to be swallow in full.

I am currently looking forward to get the money so I can start to live properly again, my house just burnt down because I sat fire to it. And now I am frozen. Here in Specoslovacia we have nothing to do except beat the local cow up in a slippery bar. But it’s ok.

When can we meet? I will buy you a nice necklace.

Sincerely

Mr. Stucker Myefasein adumpster

Det som är så kreativt med Peters svar på detta typiska Nigeriabrev är att han väljer att inte bli upprörd, istället ser han det som en möjlighet till ett gott skratt. Och plötsligt har en historia att berätta.

Men det stannar inte där. Jag fick ett mejl från Peter där han berättade om det hela vilket fick mig att lyfta luren och ringa upp honom. När han svarade hörde jag att han snyftade av skratt. Hans förklaring: han hade slitit sig igenom en jobbig dag och tagit fram mejlet för att muntra upp sig med.

Det, mina damer och herrar, det är kreativt.