Three Years of Hell to Become the Devil: I'm Not As Loved As Yesterday

Sadly, it seems that I'm not as well-loved as I used to be. Sure, I've got quite a few friends who think well of me. Google is being kind: my Page Rank's gone from five to six recently. But among African dictators, despots, and government ministers, I'm just not in favor.

Over the last few days, I've gotten about twenty of the 'Nigerian President' spam scams. (These, for the rare duck who's never gotten one, offer to cut you in on some financial transaction worth millions if you'll give them your bank account details in order to set it up. Or variations on the theme.) I have a soft spot for these things, because they're so patently ridiculous:

I promise that you will not regret helping us, you have my personal word of honor. My colleagues and I strive for the commitment to operate only on high standards of integrity and honesty. We need the same honesty and commitment to this transaction from you.

This from someone who's offering to help me defraud his government. How touching.

Anyway, as I said, I've gotten an uncommon number of these in the past few days, from a virtual Who's Who of Friends or Government-mates of Corrupt Former or Current African Administrations. But with every email, the status of my correspondent declines. I started with former presidents (or wives thereof, actually), and then cabinet ministers, and then at least treasury officials. Now I'm down to a former minister of Energy.

Apparently, I'm just not good enough for the big guys anymore.

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