Oh, lucky me

[Amy in AZ.]

Hello There,

How are you doing today? Hope you you had a weekend? Anyway I and my
wife are looking to hire a qualified Softball Pitching Instructor for
our Son, his name is David and he is 13yrs old. What I wanted for him
is a just a general brush-up with his Softball training and in any
areas he might have difficulties with. If you are available and
qualified, kindly get back to me with your rates and hopefully an
arrangement can be duly made then.

Have a nice day.

Regards,

Mr. Derick Bentley

 

[JJsqueeze]

I gotta ask, is it the stilted language or the fact that it is a boy that makes this amusing?

 

[Amy in AZ.]

It's the language. I get these things a few times a year. They always want to send me their son. Great.

 

[JJsqueeze]

Got it...as long as their money is green then I am sure an arrangement can be duly made. Not sure who talks like that but maybe the Howells were rescued recently from the island and they need help getting their son whipped into shape.

 

[AngelsFan01]

I was actually talking to Crystl Bustos a couple months ago and she said that boy's softball is huge in Canada...maybe that would explain both the language and the boy!

 

[coach james]

Duly noted!

 

[Amy in AZ.]

It is just a scam. Piano teachers get them, too. This guy's e-mail address was PowerballLotto. As far as I can find, they send you a check or money order for say $1500.00. Then, I would e-mail and say 'Oh, it should have been $150.00" So, then he says "Oh, Yes. It is OK. Deposit the check and send me $1400.00. Of course, his check is no good and you are out $1400.00.

Sometimes the e-mail will say "My son will be visiting the United State and I would like for him to come to your facility." It doesn't matter that the "United State" is a huge area, I guess.

 

[Elk Grove Hurricane]

I was going to say it sounded a lot like that attorney in South Africa who wants me to help his deceased client dispose of an estate valued at $2,500,000. I've received it or a variation on it 10-15 times.

 

[slingnit]

I was actually talking to Crystl Bustos a couple months ago and she said that boy's softball is huge in Canada...maybe that would explain both the language and the boy!

Yeah, fp is very popular with boys in Japan, Australia, New Zealand where they play it over baseball. I wish I knew about it and it was available when I was growing up. Faster pace and more fun than baseball.

 

[Sliced Bread]

He's not from Canada. He didn't say "eh"