Oh boy

[friendly hardline atheist]

Occasionally I get one of these Nigerian scam emails. I assume you all do too. This is what I got this morning. Could they have gotten it any more wrong, see my added bold?

DEAREST ONE,
I KNOW THAT THIS MIGHT SOUND SO STRANGE TO YOU SINCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE. BUT LET ME QUICKLY INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MISS TAALIE EDWARD I AM 23 YEARS OLD MY FATHER WAS A GREAT POLITITIAN AND AN OIL BARON BUT TODAY AS I AM WRITING TO YOU MY FATHER IS DEAD BUT BEFORE HIS DESATH HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 5.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D' IVORE. HE DEPOSITED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS FAMILY VALUEABLE PROPERTY IN A BOX. THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT CONTAINS MONEY. SO I WANT A GOD FEARING PERSON THAT I CAN TRUST WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME WHEN THE MONEY IS THERE TO HELP ME RETREIVE THIS BOX AND TAKEN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT. SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW WE CAN DO THINGS TOGETHER. PLS FOR YOUR INFORMETION YOU CAN STILL CONTANT ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS . THE EMAIL IS .

YOURS SINCERELY,
TAALIE.

Sure Taalie. Hehehehe. Any god fearing persons here who like to make a fortune, I can forward the reply-to address. Hehehehe.

[Mycernius]

I noticed a few now that state God and religion in their posts. Almost as if that makes it a respectable request.

[friendly hardline atheist]

Originally Posted by Mycernius

I noticed a few now that state God and religion in their posts. Almost as if that makes it a respectable request.

Maybe the mentioning of religion is meant to steer the readers mind into a mode of thinking that is less critically questioning or cynical.