An answer to Mr. Pastor Powell

Preface

Today, at 7.00 pm, I received the following letter and started to answer immediately. (The letter is genuine! – B.R.)

Beloved in Christ,
 
I am Mr. Pastor Powell and i got your contact on my personal search of the person i want to will my money to. Please i willed the sum of EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS to you, that is the only money left in my account right now. Please if you really want to know why i have willed this money to you and you want this money to be transferred to you please contact the bank manager whose name and address i will give you as soon as you reply this mail.

 He will help you transfer this money that i have willed to you. Right now i am in the hospital emailing you with my lap top computer and i will tell you my story as soon as i hear from you.

 Please reply me back to this email stated here: (####65@srfy.com) do not write to me with this email that i sent this letter with, because i will not receive it, i am having problem with this email box that i sent this letter with, Thank you for your understanding.
 
God Bless you.
Pastor Powell
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My answer:

Zarubezhnomu Blagodetelyu
Ot dvornika Stepana.
Dear sir!

Your letter was preceded by a letter of an African gentleman of the same or very similar content. But there, the lot was much greater, namely ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND ROUBLES promised to me if I give my name and address as well as my bank account number. But he also didn't explain why I had the honour. Possibly, it is due to my prominent and protruding personal qualities. There is no person two miles around our small region who can do his job better than your most humble servant. I always clean my instrument thoroughly after work and put it on the same place in the larder so that I can start my work without any delay next morning.

So I am not very much surprised. I can assure you that having received your modest present I will not leave my duties for a second unless I will buy a new broom that always sweeps clean as you should know.

All you have to do on this purpose is to put the money bag under the left-hand pillar in my church hall tomorrow at 7.00 am, please.

In the laps of future luxury,
As well as you in the God's,
Who May Bless your hospital

yours faithfully

Boris Rubezhov

28.11.08.