I just got one of those wonderful 419 scam emails, where they want you to give them money in order to transfer a large amount through your accounts.
So here was my response:
Dear Aramide,
Unfortunately my investments are currently locked up in RRSPs, and I would have to pay taxes amounting to roughly 30% of their value in order to withdraw them for reinvestment. If you would consider fronting the funds to pay those taxes, I would be happy to assist. They wouldn't amount to more than 35,000 CDN dollars.
Please let me know if you would be able to release funds for that purpose.
Thanks,
Mike Wagner.
What would be funny is if the dumb bastards got greedy and actually fronted me the money for their fraud. I have no compunction against ripping them off. They haven't been known to kill anyone on Canadian soil yet. I'd just have to avoid Nigeria for a few years
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