Thursday, October 9, 2008

Is "Ziggy" Within US Jurisdiction?



REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FIRST I MUST PLEAD FOR YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AS FOR THIS TRANSACT=ION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONFIDENTIAL MATTER OF PERSONAL BUSINESS AND I CANNOT AFFORD THIS INFORMATION TO FALL TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE FOR THE SHORT TERM.

FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS I AM WRITER OF A COMIC STRIP KNOWN AS ZIGGY. I HAVE BEEN CONSULTING WITH OFFICIALS IN NAIROBI FOR A TRANSFER OF A LARGE NUMBER OF JOKES OVERSEAS TO THE UNITED STATES. THESE JOKES AND COMIC STRIP IDEAS HAVE BEEN IN TRANSIT FOR SOME TIME BUT ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY DUE TO CUSTOMS ISSUES. IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THIS BUSINESS AND SECURE THE FUNDS NECESSARIE FOR THIS ACTION I REQUIRE PURCHASE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF THE CLASSIC ANIMATED SHORT "ZIGGY'S GIFT."

I AM SORRY BUT IN MY CURRENT CAPACITY AS A CARTOONIST I AM UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY, AND I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING TO SPEAK TO YOU IN THIS WAY. IN RETURN FOR THIS SERVICE OF DVD PURCHASES, I AM AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER YOU THE SUM OF 1,284,228 ORIGINAL ZIGGY STRIPS (107079 DOZEN) UPON COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

TOM WILSON

NOTE; PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER (ZG/P/09/99) IN ALL YOUR RESPONSES.

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