The drains have backed up again

The luck of the Irish?
Pah! Try the luck of the English!

Sometimes my inbox or, rather, junk mail folder reveals to me how sought-after I am. And I have a hard time believing that little ol' me could attract such attention. Just pure bitchin' luck, I guess; some of us got it, and some of you ain't.

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Elizabeth A. Johnson from Bahrain, a widow to late Dr. A. Johnson. l am 51 years old and a coveted born again Christian, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I might not live more than two (2) months, according to my doctor because the cancer has gotten to a very worst / dangerous stage. My late husband and my only child died last five years ago, his death was politically motivated. My late husband was a very rich and wealthy business man who was running his Gold/Diamond Business here in South Africa. After his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than two (2) months, so I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to Contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. I collected your email address during my desperate search on the internet and I prayed over it. I decided to donate the sum of $5,600,000.00 USD (Five Million Six hundred thousand United States dollars) to the less privileged because I cannot take this money to the grave. Please I want you to note that this fund is lodged in a bank here in South Africa. Once I hear from you, I will forward to you all the information's you will use to get this fund released from the bank and to be transferred to your bank account. I honestly pray that this money when transferred to you will be used for the said purpose because l has come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity. May the grace of our lord Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family. Reply me on my private email address (mmelizabethjohnson@gmail.com]

A coveted, and therefore covetable, rich widow? I'm liking the sound of this already. I just can't believe my luck; that she found my email address on the internet, and it was blessed through her prayers! What are the chances?

I have to admit to some concern that her husband was also her child. Sounds Oedipal to me, but I guess even born again Christians do things different in South Africa. Or perhaps that's why she became a born again Christian: it removes stains better than Vanish, at least according to all those nice evangelicals. Anyway, who am I to judge? She has money, and she wants to transfer it into my bank account!

Now I only have to decide how I'm gonna spend, ahem, distribute that $5,600,000.