I get the most unusual email:
From: timi top [mailto:timitop_007@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:12 AM
To: joeh@boomershoot.org
Subject: how can i build a bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello sir,
My name is temitope and I recite in Nigerian, it’s being a long time have been searching in other to know about how I can build bomb, it not just for fun, but for people in my area to know me that am one of the researcher, I will like you to put me through so people in my area will be doing that in my memory when I grow old and die, and I will be able to generate money from there, please sir I love it if you can help me through and also help me to buy some materials that can be use for it because am not in usa and I will need someone to help me in other to purchase this items and send it to Nigerian, you can reach me by my mobile number or my e-mail address, am on timitop_007@yahoo.com or call me on +2348169640844 I will be looking for to read from you soon bye and do have a lovely weekend aheard
TEMITOPE
I’m not sure I could find law enforcement in Nigeria but I may not need to because all the IP addresses in the email header are from New York. So I might as well play the fish for a while:
From: Joe Huffman [mailto:joeh@boomershoot.org]
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:21 AM
To: ‘timi top’
Subject: RE: how can i build a bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you want to do with the bomb? What does it need to be able to destroy? How big does it need to be?
-joe-
Update (11/15/2010 05:16): I received a response.
From: timi top [mailto:timitop_007@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:09 AM
To: Joe Huffman
Subject: RE: thanks for your reply sir
hello sir
thanks for your respond , i want to generate money from there, by selling to my country military people, not that i want to use it for harm or for any dirty game, is just to know know that am one of the people that develop technology in Nigerian please help me out sir, cos we have already have people that is building guns and bullet, but i want to be first person in Nigerian to build bomb and one of the people that develop Nigerian technology…… i will be looking forward to read from you again bye
TEMITOPE
I replied:
From: Joe Huffman [mailto:joeh@boomershoot.org]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:16 AM
To: ‘timi top’
Subject: RE: thanks for your reply sir
I am sorry but I don’t have any experience in building those types of bombs. The difficulties are as much or more about the accurate delivery of the bomb than about the explosives which is where I have a little bit of expertise.
-joe-
You missed a prime opportunity to offer to help him out in exchange for all of his personal and banking information. Deposed Nigerian bombs aren’t free, after all.
The Nigerian military-industrial complex stirs.
Holy Sheep sh*t!
The fact that he answered back I find kind of scary. The fact that it was coming from N.Y. makes me hope it was some kind of sting.
But it would be sooo satisfying if you got an actual address in Kenya, (you know that 1/3 of their GDP comes from email rip offs,read it in the Economist) then you could mail them a giant box of dog poop and fish. Revenge is a dish best served stinky!