This past couple of months, I've come to realise that I have many, many long lost relatives in Africa, except that most of them have recently died in tragic accidents. I've been getting dozens of emails fitting the same template:
"Dear Sir, seasons greetings, we believe you're the relative of our client blah blah blah who was attempting to leave the country with his family and was driving along the . Unfortunately there was an accident, and all occupants of the car lost their lives. This leaves us with a dilemma because the transaction was incomplete and we want to place the money in your account, you'll get 50% for your trouble etc. The amount in question is US$ We hope that you'll be suckered into responding to this. Very cordial regards, may Cod bless and keep you etc."
LOL - doesn't say much for African road safety, or for the driving skills of the wealthy. If these emails are to be believed the African highways are littered with wreckage caused by multi millionaires.
My last name is that of a prestigious hotel chain (no relation to me) so I wondered if for some reason I was being singled out, or are you guys also being tracked down by African relatives you didn't know about?
