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419ers muscle in on merchandising

Get-clothed-quick solicitation

Published Wednesday 7th April 2004 11:34 GMT

Cash'n'Carrion - COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.

That 419 shirt artwork in full

Kindly accept our apology for this unsolicited T shirt, the product of sudden deaths, sons in detention, traumatized and frustrated widows in states of utter confusion, ghostly crashes on Sagabma express highway and huge sums of money confidently lodged in various security companies waiting for your kind attention and safekeeping. Please be informed while buying our t-shirt - £14.99 (FOURTEEN POUNDS STERLING AND NINETY-NINE PENNIES) inc VAT - your safety and security is 100% guaranteed and there is no risk involved. Please expedite action. While we wait to hear from you, may God be with you and your entire family.

WE suggest that proceeds of sales are divide as follows: 100% (ONE HUNDRED PER CENT) of t-shirt for your good self, £12.76 (TWELVES POUNDS STERLING AND SEVETY-SIX PENCE) for our agent being the Cash'n'Carrion of Stockport, Nigeria, and miscellaneous expenses of £2.23 (TWO POUNDS AND TWENTY AND THREE PENCE COIN OF THE REALM) for various outgoing incurred, NAMELY: payment of government official in HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

To see truth of our claim, please go to website forthwith. God bless.

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