Lord of the Rings spam

Science fiction writer Bruce Sterling has up an amusing post in his blog in which the usual 419 scam is put through the Lord of the Rings treatment.

My father was Chief Counsellor [equivalent to Prime Minister] to late lamented king Théoden of Rohan. In his position my father altogether legally and correctly acquired significant assets throughout Rohan in order to protect the Kingdom from enemy forces within and without.

In the course of lamentable events succeeding, my father was illegally deprived of office and expelled from the Kingdom.

Before this he had with foresight already entirely legally deposited gold worth S$42,000,000 with one of the Africa leading Banks in Cote d' Ivoire of which I will let you know if you identify your interest.

While in exile in the north he was assaulted and murdered by a band of northern Orcs.

If you are sufficiently nerdy, this is funny stuff.

Posted by Eric at August 2, 2004 11:43 AM | TrackBack