And we always thought smurfs were sweet, inoffensive creatures...
From a kindly contributor in Finland (where the men are men, and the schlümpfes know it):
here's a letter I recently got and two of my replies
(which were replied with a fake identity; Jörö
Brummbär (Jörö is the Finnish name of Grumpy dwarf and
Brummbär is the German), this is ongoing
correspondence. Schlumpfe = Smurf in German.
[ Note from ScamO: Here is a great web page for getting the umlauts and so on to display correctly by brute force:
http://www.natural-innovations.com/boo/doc-charset.html
By Walter Ian Kaye
From: "MARIAM ABACHA" (mrsmabacha@qrio.com)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 00:21:07 -0700
Subject: SEEKING HONEST ASSOCIATE
ATTN:
SEEKING HONEST ASSOCIATE
Pardon me for contacting you through this medium and
in this manner without any prior introduction. This is
due to circumstances beyond my control. I had to bribe
the prison attendants to secretly allow me open an
email address from the computer in their office. My
name is Alhaji Mohammed Sani Abacha, the eldest
surviving son of the late Nigerian Head of State,
General Sani Abacha. I am currently in detention on
the orders of the current Nigerian government at the
Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Lagos on what is to
me, on political grounds.
You would have read some of the news recently of how
the present government claims that my late father
looted their treasury before he died. Well, you can
see some of them at the following websites:
http//news.bbc.co.uk; www.bobminton.org.
Since the assumption of power by the present civilian
government in Nigeria, my entire family has known no
peace. The present government has set out to humiliate
and persecute my late father's family and associates
for both real and imagined sins' of my late father.
They have confiscated all the assets they could lay
hands on, frozen the family's bank accounts both here
and abroad and generally emasculate the members of my
family.
All these victimization and more have left me, my
siblings and most especially my widowed mother in a
very difficult situation in the battle for survival.
In view of this experience and in order to avoid
further decimation of the family's fortunes, my mother
and I have decided to entrust a reasonable part of the
family's hidden funds under the care of a trustworthy
foreigner for safekeeping.
Her major problem is that while I am in detention my
mother's movements and access are restricted since she
is virtually under house arrest and constantly
monitored. This explains my having to contact you
through clandestine sources.
Let me therefore inform you in the utmost confidence
that before the freezing of certain key bank accounts
in Nigeria, we were able through a technical
arrangement to withdraw monies totaling
US$45,000,000.00 (Forty Five Million U.S. Dollars
Only) which was immediately moved out of the country
through the help of some of my late father's close
associates who are still serving in the present
government. It is both my wish and my mother's that
you assist us in the safekeeping of these monies. My
mother will be able to discuss with you if the proper
arrangements are made through our lawyer, Messr
abdulsan and abdulsan & Co. (Legal Practitioners &
Notaries Public). Note that all correspondence between
us shall be through the lawyer, contact directly the
most senior partner.
CHIEF hamed bala(SAN)
bala & bala & CO.
(Legal Practitioners & Notaries Public)
e-mail:hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com
Tele phone; +234-80-33223121.
I have arranged and agreed with my mother that 25% of
the total sum will be for you for your kind
assistance, while 5% of the total sum have been
earmarked for expenses that might be incured both
local and international in the course of the whole of
the whole transaction, including calls made either by
you or both. But please note that this request is
contingent on your undertaking that you shall make the
funds available to my mother on demand as a primary
condition prior to the commencement of this
transaction.
This email address is my only source of communication.
You can contact the attorney directly as all the
information is already with him. Please keep me posted
via email as I will be looking forward to your
favorable response.
Regards,
ALHAJI MOHAMMED SANI ABACHA
GRUMPY DWARF TO MOHAMMEDDate: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:47:27 +0100 (BST)From: "Jörö Brummbär" Subject: Re: To: "hamed bala" (hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com) Dear Mr Sani Abacha, I read your e-mail with GREAT interest and was appalled to read about the fate of your honourable family and their hard-earned cash that they've had to work for with blooded knuckles. Some people just cannot appreciate the hard-work and long days of despots. But I'm quite confused how I could help you out, I'm a simple man of simple means, as I am a clergy at a local Schlümpfe shelter near Tromsö in Norway. We also breed schlümpfes and could have great use of this sum of money you mentioned, as we are currently renovating the houses of orphan schlümpfes that we've found in the woods near to my castle. Please send further instructions AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, and excuse my bad English...perhaps you or your lawyer speak Swedish, French or German? Best regards, Jörö Brummbär, GM and Schlümpfe-extraordinaireMOHAMMED TO GRUMPY DWARF
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 00:14:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: "hamed bala"
Subject: FROM THE ATTORNEY
To: "Jörö Brummbär"
Dear Joro,
Thanks for contacting me and your interest to assist
my client.
I am will be transacting this business on behalf of
the abacha family as i have been given the mandate.
The fact about this transaction is that already the
funds has been deposited with security company in
Holland and you will be expected to travel to Holland
to clear and pick up the funds.,
I will send you every documents covering the funds so
that you do not face any difficulties and problem.
But before i give you more details,i will advice that
you forward you private tel number immediately so that
we can have one on one conversation.
Let me hear from you asap.
Regards,
Ahmed Bala
GRUMPY DWARF TO MOHAMMEDDate: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:47:27 +0100 (BST)From: "Jörö Brummbär" Subject: Re: FROM THE ATTORNEY To: "hamed bala" (hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com) Dear Mr Bala, Thank you for your quick reply. First I feel the need to clarify my name, my first name given to me by God is Jörö, and here in north Norway were people are humble servants of God, we must be addressed by the names given to us by God. If you cannot write 'ö' on your computer I would kindly ask you to spell it Joeroeoe, or if you feel it is too early to call me by my first name address me by my last name Brummbär with appropriate titles. It might seem like a small thing but for the servants of God it is important that we are adressed by the names given to us by God. Are you a servant of the Lord, Mr Bala? I need to know before we can continue this business transaction.I'm not sure I understood what you have written me; I should travel by aeromachine to this Holland to pick up the 45 000 000 Only? I'm not sure I could carry this much money, I'm quite old and my leg was severed by a rabid schlümpfe that me and my man servant, Pål Gargamel, tried to catch last fall. I'm not sure what you know about north Norway Mr Bala, but phone lines are very rare here. I live alone in my old castle, with my man servant, Pål Gargamel, and we have to walk into the local village for local people, Royston Vasey, every day in order to get access to this Internet. The winters are very harsh and my castle do not have phone lines as they are unreliable and it is dangerous to fix them during the winters because of the wild schlümpfes roaming the woods. I hate to ask this from a respectable attorney like yourself, Mr Bala, but how will the travel costs be covered? your humble servant,Best regards, Jörö Brummbär, GM, Servant of the One God and Schlümpfe-extraordinaire MOHAMMED (HAMED BALA? MARIAM?) REPLIESsez Grumpy Dwarf: here is my latest correspondence with this dimwit...
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 13:56:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: "hamed bala"
GRUMPY DWARF REPLIESDear Mr Bala,THANK YOU for the VERY SWIFT reply! I wish more attorneys could be as efficient as you! The local attorney, Azrael Pinkus (J.D), here in Royston Vasey is quite the little rascal, and it takes him AGES to reply to ANY letters. You're quick and eager attitude has convinced me that you are TRULY a servant of the LORD. Now enough of the chit-chat and back to the issue at hand; but first about my name, it is Mr Brummbär, and not Mr Brummbar. But I think we can skip the titles, by this point, so PLEASE just call me Papa Joe, that's what my FRIENDS call me. And I think considering the nature of this business that to succeed we must TRUST eachother Ahmed, may I call you Ahmed? I have spoken to my man servant, Pål Gargamel, he is completely trust worthy and very strong (almost like an ox, I think he can carry ALL the 40 000 000 US$ only from this security firm), and he has agreed to travel by aeromachine to Holland to pick up this 40 000 000 US$ Only. I have agreed to give him 15% of my share. He is most eager, he has long been longing for new clogs, but because he is only a mere man servant he has not had sufficient funds. Until now. He said he would also be interested in some jiggy-jiggy in Holland, because we get it very rarely here in North Norway, with all the harsh winters etc., the schlümpfes can't provide us with everything a man needs, but the thing is, that neither of us knows this country, Holland, very well. Will you be able to suggest some place for accomodation, some herbal cafeterias etc.? I do not want to send Pål into the mouth of the lion, if you know what I mean. He is very dear to me, almost like a son to me, although he is a little bit slow, if you know what I mean, and I do not want ANY HARM to come to him. PLEASE REPLY ASAP WITH MORE DETAILS! We really, really, really need this MONEY ASAP! BEST regards,Yours, Papa Joe Jörö Brummbär MD, Schlümpfe-extraordinaire MRS MARIAM ABACHA STEPS INat this point technical help is called in to assist with umlauts and other things
From: "Mrs mariam Abacha"
[there was an attachment with a picture of mrs abacha and another of the money (40 000 000 US$ Only) BARRISTER IS BACK
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 12:11:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:"hamed bala"
GRUMPY DWARF BACK FROM TRAPPING SCHLÜMPFESDate: Mon, 27 May 2002 17:01:50 +0100 (BST)From:"Jörö Brummbär" Subject: FROM PAPA JOE To:"hamed bala" Dear Hamed, I have UNDERSTOOD your e-mail as well. I'm sorry for getting back so late. Sunday has been busy with laying out schlümpfe traps, as we are nearing the busiest season. It has been a harsh winter and until now we have not been able to catch as many as we would have liked to. I tried to call you this morning when I was in town, but there must be something strange with your phonelines in Nigeria because nomatter how I tried I did not get trough, it didn't even give a signal..but I will try again when I go into town the next time. Thank Mrs Abacha for her KIND letter, and compliment her on her photo, she looks like a true servant of the LORD! Maybe when this is all over she will be able to vist my humble castle personally, we have great praying facilities here. My man servant, Gargamel, sends his regards, he is very eager to go to Holland, I must say, he is hardly working, eating or praying any more just talking about the money and Holland. As requested I have added to photos of me and my man servant, Pål Gargamel, I'm sorry if they are not very good but they were the only I had scanned on a floppy. I have to go now, there are other local town folks who want to use the local computer (I have to use a local computer in the local shop, and the owners, Tubbs and Edward are very strict how long one can use the computer). I will get back to you soon. God Bless You!sincerely, Papa Joe [I attached a picture of Papa Joe (which was a picture of Finland's foreign minister) and one of Gargamel (which was a picture of the world strongest man)] BARRISTER: WHEN CAN YOU COME TO HOLLAND?
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 12:43:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "hamed bala"
GRUMPY DWARF'S IMAGINARY LAWYER TO LAD'S IMAGINARY LAWYER: GRUMPY DWARF IS IN HOSPITAL
The smurf saga is closing in on the GRANDE FINAL: From: "Otan Poskeen" Subject: TO THE ATTORNEY: IMPORTANT To: hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com Dear Mr Bala, I was asked by our mutual acquaintance Jörö Brummbär, MD and Schlümpfe extraordinaire, to contact you as soon as possible. I am working as the master of hunt for Dr Brummbär, and has been given full authority by Dr Brummbär to finish off this transaction as soon as possible. I sad to inform you that Dr Brummbär has had a nasty accident yesterday afternoon when he was hunting a specially dangerous schlümpfe, which had escaped, with his man servant, Pål Gargamel. Dr Brummbär fell down, under unspecified circumstances, an shaft in an old mine and was injured quite severely, although he will, if it is God's will, survive this terrible ordeal. However, he will be confined to hospital in Ðøïnuúrstad for some time to come and therefore asked me to finish this transaction with you. If this arrangement is acceptable with you, I will travel to Holland with Dr Brummbär's man servant, Pål Gargamel to pick up the money. The reason for this wish by Mr Brummbär is that he is not sure that Mr Gargamel could finish the transaction with you because of his inept ability to speak English. I have spoken with Dr Brummbär and he has told me that he can arrange tickets for me and Mr Gargamel as soon as next week if this is OK with you. yours sincerely,Otan Poskeen forester and master of schümpfe hunt GRUMPY DWARF'S MANSERVANT TO LAD'S IMAGINARY LAWYER: SEND US MONEY!Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:39:18 +0100 (BST)From: "Jörö Brummbär" Subject: TO BALA To: hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com BALA, IT IS ME GARGAMEL, MAN SERVANT IN DR BRUMMBÄR. TERRIBLE THING HAPPEN: DR BRUMMBÄR FALL DOWN HOLE IN GROUND YESTERDAY HUNT FOR EVIL SCHLÜMPFE. DR BRUMMBÄR ALMOST DIE AND LOCK TO HOSPITAL NOW 3 MONTHS. HE TELL FRIEND, OTAN, TO HELP YOU ME BRING MONEY FROM HOLLAND. YOU BALA MUST CONTACT OTAN NOW!! OTAN IS FRIEND TO DR BRUMMBÄR, YOU WRITE HIM NOW!! WE MUST HAVE MONEY, DR BRUMMBÄR MAY NEED OPERATION. Otan's e-mail address is: XXXXyours forever, Pål Gargamel LAD'S IMAGINARY LAWYER TO GRUMPY DWARF'S IMAGINARY LAWYERDate: Thu, 30 May 2002 09:22:06 -0700 (PDT) From: "hamed bala" (hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com) Subject: Re: TO THE ATTORNEY: IMPORTANT To: oposkeen@yahoo.com Dear Otan Poskeen, Thank for your mail,I was very suprise when I got your mail since this business suppose to be a confidential one which no other person or persons sholud know. But When I got your mail from Brummbar's man servant,I dicided to contact you. I am very sorry and worried about Doctor's condition, I hope he will recover soon. I am ready to do anything possible for his well being cos is a very good man. I hope you should be like him. However, we should hasten everything up so that we can conclude the transiction and send some money for his operation. The ball is now on your side. It is now left for you to determine when we can conclude the business. Whaen will you be ready to go to Holland? I will also like you to give me you phone number if you have any. Please as soon as you are ready to travel to Holland, you should inform me so that I should give you further directives on what is required. Please respond urgently to inform me about Doctor's condition and when you are likely to travel. Thanks Bala LAD'S IMAGINARY LAWYER TO GRUMPY DWARFDate: Fri, 31 May 2002 03:18:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "hamed bala" (hamed_808_bala@yahoo.com) Subject: Re: TO BALA To: jbrummbaer Gargamel, Got a mail from your partner and have sent him response , still waiting to hear from him. how is Doctor, hope he is geting better? I have been praying for him. Regard Bala |