Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/ CEO

Dearest One,

Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you,this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Mr. Christopher Anthony, 22years old and the only son of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gilbert. My father was a highly reputable businness magnet-(a cocoa merchant) from Free Town in Siere Lone who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during
his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in one of his business trips abroad on 12th.February 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of mine who travelled with him at that time. But God
knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years ago, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2003 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of eleven million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$11,700,000) left in a fixed deposit account in one of the banks in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast.

He further told him that he deposited the money in his name,and finally issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession of all the documents to this fund to release the documents to me.

I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don’t know what to do.Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
Sir,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your son or brother?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your
account?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you so much.
Best regards,

Mr.Christopher Anthony.

Now, if the blacks would just take a cue from that….AFTER 200 YEARS!

Ooops, that’s racist!

Oh wait, no, apparantly we’re too cheap for that. I wonder if anyone will rethink the wisdom of expanding highway capacity in a few years down the road (pun intended!) when gasoline costs twice what it does now?

But seriously, look at that, rich whtie folks! If you ignore crime in poorer parts of the city long enough it will find its way to your doorstep! Maybe you should rethink your racism-through-quiet-neglect strategy next time. Oh wait, too busy gentrifying E Lake at the expense of those who made it safer! Nevermind!

Surprisingly, we found a significantly lower rate of violence among Mexican-Americans than among blacks and whites. A major reason is that more than a quarter of all those of Mexican descent were born abroad and more than half lived in neighborhoods where the majority of residents were also Mexican. Indeed, the first-generation immigrants (those born outside the United States) in our study were 45 percent less likely to commit violence than were third-generation Americans, adjusting for family and neighborhood background. Second-generation immigrants were 22 percent less likely to commit violence than the third generation.

This ‘protective’ pattern among immigrants holds true for non-Hispanic whites and blacks as well. Our study further showed that living in a neighborhood of concentrated immigration is directly associated with lower violence.

Democracy!