Friday, June 20, 2008

Egyptian Finance Minister Falls for 419 Scam

Cairo, Egypt: The Egyptian finance minister, Youssef Boutros Ghali was chatting with some buddies through Yahoo Messenger when he saw an email pop up, "at the start, it seemed too good to be true," said the minister in a soft voice. The content of the email was an offer for the already wealthy minister to become wealthier through assisting the son of a Nigerian diplomat who wanted millions of his cash transferred to an Egyptian bank.

As months went by, the minister's helping hand was met with disappointment and deception. "How was I supposed to know it's a scam?" Asked Mr. Ghali.

In a related development, Mr. Ghali has withdrawn his endorsement for Barrack Obama.

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