A LADY in Honley is being hunted by the FBI.
It can only be a matter of time before she is arrested on charges of money laundering and terrorism, and she seems such a nice young woman, too. What goes on behind the curtains of suburbia, eh?
Mind you, I can’t see Carol losing much sleep about the threat. It’s the latest twist in one of those emails from confidence tricksters.
It used to be called the Nigerian 419 scam. A letter or email suggests the recipient has won or been left a vast sum of money. All they have to do to have it deposited into their bank account, is to provide bank details and, maybe, a few quid up front to facilitate the transfer.
This latest email purports to come from Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
“This is to inform you that the sum of $10 million was transferred from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the Bank of America bearing your name as the beneficiary.”
The FBI had, says Mueller, placed the funds on hold until Carol obtains a diplomatic immunity seal of transfer certificate, to prove she is not a terrorist or involved in money laundering.
I was actually caught money laundering myself, once. It happened in America when I left a roll of dollars in my shorts pocket by mistake when Maria did the wash. We had to peg them out in the sun to dry. I wasn’t arrested, though. Probably wasn’t worth it for 50 quid.
But in Carol’s case they threaten arrest within 72 hours if she doesn’t supply the details necessary to obtain that official sounding certificate, and she can forget all about that $10 million.
Actually, she forgot about the $10 million when she passed the email onto me. You have been warned. If you get one, have a laugh. And then bin it.
