I ABSOLUTELY HAVE NOT GONE TO NIGERIA ON A MISSION TRIP!
Posted September 25th, 2009 by Jill Conner BrowneI swear–I am in Madison County, MS–where I have been for the last umpteen years. DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYBODY IN NIGERIA–OR PAKISTAN–CLAIMING TO BE ME! As if I don’t have ENOUGH problems–sick Mama, etc.–NOW I’ve got some yay-hoo on the internet, claiming to be me–even spelled my NAME right–which NEVER HAPPENS with people I am legitimately doing business with–and claiming to be renting out, really cheap, this great house that I used to own and live in. They’ve got photos INSIDE the house even–CREEEE-PY.
The FB & I guys are all over it, of course, but in the meantime, I have been getting all manner of phone calls from people wanting to know if I have, in fact, moved to NIGERIA and/or PAKISTAN to do MISSION WORK and I only want to rent my house out to someone “God-fearing”–who is not only that but who is also willing to wire large sums of money to me in Nigeria and/or Pakistan.
The poor realtor who actually owns the house now and who is trying to rent it gets nothing but phone calls from people about the fraudulent internet ad–so they’re pretty happy, too. Let me say this: it is a fabulous house in an unbelievable location and we loved every second of living there–if you’re looking to rent a house–this is the ONE–you will LOVE IT but ONLY rent it from the real estate company, with is located in Jackson, Mississippi.
But if you just woke up this morning wanting, for some unknowable reason, to send money to ME–well, then, my ACTUAL ADDRESS can be found on MY website and I am always happy to receive free will offerings (although, truth be told, I’m still waiting to receive my first one)–but my mission work is on U.S. soil, totally.
10 Responses to “I ABSOLUTELY HAVE NOT GONE TO NIGERIA ON A MISSION TRIP!”
September 25th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
This same scam (only not using your name, of course, was on the news here in DC about a week or so ago. In fact, I think this happened to Frenchie’s BC recently.
I swear, the criminal minds just get more and more creative, don’t they?
Glad you’re on top of it.
xoxokd
September 25th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I’m not on it–the freakin’ FBI is on it! I’m skeered of it! But I do hope folks send money to ME–wouldn’t that be swell?! I hope nobody sends chickens though.
September 26th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Wow, just WOW.
September 26th, 2009 at 7:27 am
omg–as if you didn’t have enough on your plate already. maybe the fbi guys could have the criminals ask for aigs for you. hope they catch them soon.
also hope the walmart guys are cuter in jackson than they are here in st peters.
September 26th, 2009 at 8:20 am
My mouth dropped open when I read this!!!! I thought it was some funny haha spq thing….but whoa, that is seriously, ridiculously, CRAZY, SCARY!!!! well, like you said maybe someone will just send you money….oh the things that being a celebrity will bring you…Have a good day and a better tomorrow…Keep creating funny things for us to read and gain wisdom from….
September 26th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Pauline, I hadn’t thought about the aig angle–if somebody sends me chickens, I’ll have a ready, steady supply of AIGS, ready to be deviled! Now, if only I can get Scott to move to town–it’s a 200 mile commute for him to deliver aigs as it is–it will save so much on gas if he will just move down the street. I’m sure this will make sense to him, he’s very reasonable.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
My Queen…
If I thought for one instant that I could afford to move just down the street from you, I would begin packing immediately. As it stands, I will just continue to make the 200 mile journey and gladly any and every time that the craving for more “aigs” comes over you.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
As soon as we get our lottery $$–or when all this money NOT going to NIgeria starts piling up in my mailbox–I’ll alert you to begin packing. Or not. We’ll just get you new stuff when you get here–keep your place there for our Summer Home–in Tupelo! Been needing one!
September 27th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I have had at least a dozen women in Nigeria ask me for money its a huge bussiness there. Its like buyer beware on line to the world and it is probably something to raize money for the terrorest I bet?
Your Writter friend
October 10th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Lawsy what’s next? I know a friend of a friend who’s poor ole mama was swindled out of her life savings to the tune of hundreds of thousands. All on the internet. I do wonder what the pink sequins and green boas would look like in Nigeria? lol