Oh, this is priceless:
I am Mr. Joseph Abudulkarim Adisa, associate to TOM NOE, who is a prominent figure in the governing party of OHIO and Chairman of the U.S. Mints Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Our rare coin company was entrusted with 50 (FIFTY) million dollars of public money since 1998, which we have used to buy various quantities of nickels, half-dollars, and gold dollars to sell to collectors or lose in the mail.
In case you’re missing the reference, this is a true story.
Addendum, 4/18/05 3:29 AM: Bizarre. I had no idea that 419 is an Ohio area code. I was referring to this.