A Kindly Contributor's cultural note on why Lad letters often come from a "woman" who then tells you to deal thenceforward with "men" (her barrister, her brother, her son, her dead husband's assistant, etc.)
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Hi! Have you ever noticed how the letters are initiated by "women" and suddenly get passed to a "man" ( in the form of a lawyer, brother, friend, and (fill in blank)? This is because Nigerian men HATE to impersonate women, it is beneath them. They are a very macho culture and women are second class citizens. One scamm-o-letter writer kept insisting on speaking with the woman who started the letter, but the lads kept wanting to write as men. I was dying laughing at those letters, as I could image the lads squirming at the thought of writing as a women. Just something to keep in mind! Well, I have to go to the bank now and transfer $32,000 to a lawyer in Acra, so I can get my 25 million dollar cut of over invoiced petrodollars...or something. ;-) All the best,Kindly Contributor P.S. I am still seeking the holy grail of the 419, to have the lads send me money (any amount!). |