We received one of “those” letters recently. You know the type, a large amount of money is involved, and even though it has nothing to do with us, we have been promised half of $18 million US$. It seems that a rich client with our surname came into the bank, invested a whole lot of money, made a fortune, gave instructions to liquidate his investments, then died. The writer has exclusive access to the file, and proposes that we split the money in half. In banking circles, this happens all the time, he says. He ends with - nothing ventured, nothing gained, and do not betray my confidence.
What a scam – but no doubt someome, somewhere will probably provide the necessary information and get ripped off. We’re not that foolish, or greedy, and truly belive the the old saying, “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is”. In other words, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”. What do we need all those millions for? You can’t buy health, or happiness, can you? And we are lucky enough to have both.
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