Found this mail in my inbox today
From: [ad agent]
To: Michael Ooi
Date: Jun 13, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: BloggingDear Mr. Michael,
I work in an Ad Agency and I have some clients who are interested in investing in blogging. I read about your profile in The Malay Mail last weekend and I thought it would be great if we could meet up for a short discussion on business development in the Blogging Segment.
My meeting with client is scheduled on Friday, 16 June. Is it possible for us to meet up before that? Please give me a call at [cell phone number] or [office number].
Thank you and best regards.
Yours sincerely,
[ad agent]
Brand Manager
[company name]
My reply to her:
From: Michael Ooi
To: [ad agent]
Date: Jun 13, 2006 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: BloggingI’m sorry [ad agent], I’m afraid I can’t make myself accept this deal of yours. I don’t deserve this. Really.
You see, the cream of my blog usually involves mocking of other people, indiscriminate use of profanities and sometimes, even preach impertinent acts amongst the young – which totally escapes me why would anyone with a sane mind would think my blog has prospects in endorsing business of any kind…
It will only be too inhumane of me to accept this deal and later to let you discover the hard way that I’m that much a consummate dick like any ubiquitous credit card salesmen you see in shopping malls. For the best of us both party, I’ll have no choice but to politely ask you to fuck off instead.
I’m sorry that I may have missed a once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity to make myself a billionaire by replying your free yahoo email address. Maybe someone else who deserves this better and with a wee bit more of an ethic would make a better chance out of this…
Sorry again,
Michael “the ungrateful” Ooi
People, if you’re sincere in securing a business deal with me, send me a 5 figure check (USD) in advance – only then, I’ll put whatever you’re bound to suggest into consideration…
i think the ad agent is damn fake..after ask u invest this, invest that…at last you lose money…went to this kinda seminar(about internet business,advertising) once and while i’m there, they keep asking us to pay this,pay that..
Bleh! Gibberish lah, this one. Ad agencies have proper email accounts. Bleh again!
they forgot to notice the 62% evil header. serves them right! muahahaha
malcolmchoy – Else, why would they email me for wor? Of course it’s about filching off money…
primrose – Even if the agent has a domain based email address, I wouldn’t have given the fuck anyway… what more a free yahoo.
jess – Fetish for pain and mortification perhaps? *shrugs*
they were asking a shortcut to hell by wrting to u.
Perhaps you should have met up with him to see what he has to offer and blog about it later so that we can have a good laugh. It’s also a good warning to any potential would-be victims of these kind of scams.
Thank gawd you have no plans to pollute or jam your blog with ADs. ;p
Alright, Michael! My respect for you just went up another notch!
ur profile appeared in malay mail last wkend meh? i knw fire angel mentioned abt u, but ur profile got ah??
frostier – I’m really that bad meh? You’re making it sound as if I’ve just shove a lawn mower up their ass.
arkane – If anyone’s stupid enough to be conned by a stranger, then they very well fucking deserve it. *shrugs*
titoki – I blog for myself and for passion. Not for money. If I want money, I would opt to work my ass off it.
. – Yippeeee!……. ok, you can pay up now.
Sooi2 – You actually BELIEVED that ad agent? o_O
Hmm…. very observant of you. Not bad! Not bad! So when can i see you? errr… 5 figure cheque also no use. Sekali you bank in, BOUNCE!!! Lagi jialat.
hahaha, what the hell was she thinking, trying to con a member of the BOE? even gave her phone number eh, luckily you didn’t publish it here. keh keh keh
tends to agree with malcolm…..
Hehehe. My version reads like this :
I read abput you in the Malay Mail last weekend. I work for an Ad Agency called M******kers. We are currently being approached by clients to assist them in Business Development via Blogging. I thought it would be great if we could meet up with you before our presentation to further discuss on how blogging can help in Business Development. Our meeting with client is scheduled in the 16th of June which is this Friday. Please call me if you are able to meet us before that.
I had about the same offer last week. Big business deal, but using free email account. AHAHAHA
doc – ohh, you received a proposal also eh? Talk about business opportunities, people. THey’re every-fucking-where…
kamkuey – And did you also receive a business proposal from an African mogul? Everyone seems to have received at least one before….