Mars roving

[James A. Landau]

MR NASA REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE
IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS
NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND 'TOP
SECRET'. I AM SURE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR
ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE A
TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE INVOLVING
A PENDING TRANSACTION REQUIRING MAXIIMUM
CONFIDENCE.

WE ARE TOP OFFICIAL OF THE MARTIAN RULING
COUNCIL CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN IMPORATION OF GOODS INTO OUR
COUNTRY WITH FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY
TRAPPED IN THE ARGYRE BASIN. IN ORDER TO
COMMENCE THIS BUSINESS WE SOLICIT YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT THE SAID TRAPPED FUNDS.

THE SOURCE OF THIS FUND IS AS FOLLOWS; DURING
THE LAST MILITARY REGIME HERE IN MARS, WHERE WE
SENT INVADERS TO EARTH DEFEATED BY SOME VIRUS,
THE MILITARY OFFICIALS SET UP COMPANIES AND
AWARDED THEMSELVES CONTRACTS WHICH WERE
GROSSLY OVER-INVOICED IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES.
THE PRESENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT SET UP A
CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A
LOT OF INFLATED CONTRACT FUNDS WHICH ARE
PRESENTLY FLOATING IN THE MARS FIRST NATIONAL
BANK READY FOR PAYMENT.

HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITION AS CIVIL
MARTIANS AND MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL, WE CANNOT
ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. I HAVE
THEREFORE, BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST
BY MY COLLEAGUES OF THE PANEL TO LOOK FOR AN
OVERSEAS PARTNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT WE
WOULD TRANSFER THE SUM OF
US$21,320,000.00(TWENTY ONE MILLION, THREE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS).
HENCE WE ARE WRITING YOU THIS LETTER. WE HAVE
AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY THUS; 1. 20% FOR THE
ACCOUNT OWNER 2. 70% FOR US (THE OFFICIALS) 3.
10% TO BE USED IN SETTLING TAXATION AND ALL
LOCAL AND EXTRA PLANATERY EXPENSES. IT IS FROM
THE 70% THAT WE WISH TO COMMENCE THE
IMPORTATION BUSINESS.

PLEASE,NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE
AND WE HOPE TO COMMENCE THE TRANSFER LATEST
SEVEN (7) BANKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE
RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BY
MARS-TEL; 1-800-IDIOT, YOUR COMPANY'S SIGNED,
AND STAMPED LETTERHEAD PAPER THE ABOVE
INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US WRITE LETTERS OF
CLAIM AND JOB DESCRIPTION RESPECTIVELY. THIS
WAY WE WILL USE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME TO APPLY
FOR PAYMENT AND RE-AWARD THE CONTRACT IN YOUR
COMPANY'S NAME.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS BUSINESS
WITH YOU AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN
THIS TRANSATION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER USING THE ABOVE MARS COM
NUMBER. I WILL SEND YOU DETAILED INFORMATION OF
THIS PENDING PROJECT WHEN I HAVE HEARD FROM
YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

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(source unknown.  distributed by Michael Walsh of Johns Hopkins University,
who does not state whether he composed it)