After a favorable response to my last set of Nigerian scam-guy e-mails, I decided to keep the ball rolling. What follows exceeded my wildest expectations, almost to the point where I’m not totally convinced this isn’t someone I know pulling a prank on me. At any rate, read on…

Also, if anyone’s interested in buying a laptop, please contact me.

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What follows is the story of my e-mail correspondence with a Mr. Mark Tellor, an Italian Hockey Coach residing in Provo, Utah over the course of 3 days in January 2009. It’s longish.

In recent Eric-related news, I bought a lightly used Mac Pro as a replacement for my struggling to keep up Macbook Pro. Bittersweet. Of course, to afford this, I have to sell my laptop, so I hit up craigslist.

I originally posted the laptop for way more than it is worth, just to see if anyone would bite. I quickly received this e-mail from a Mark Tellor:

“Hi, with your kind gesture let me know your firm price of this item am intrested in purchasing it………Thank you”

Oh great, a buyer! I gesture, kindly:

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