A reader has received a particularly intriguing e-mail invitation from Nigeria.
It's from Dr John Korede of Euro Swiss Diplomatic Vault. Our reader said: 'When I read the first line I thought: 'Gosh, someone else I have forgotten to reply to!' but then a feeling of vast relief as I realised it is another fail-safe money maker.'
The invitation begins: 'With honour I have sent you a mail but till date you have not respond to reintroduce my self I am John Korede Here in the Vault where I work as Vault Manager in my custody there are boxes dormant for year, owned by a late Engr Michael Ewing . . .'
Yes, it's another 100 per cent risk-free investment opportunity.
The recipient is not asked for bank details straight away, merely offered the promise of an unspecified percentage of the US$26.9 million Mr Ewing had stashed in the Vault before his unfortunate death.
'It is because of the perceived opportunity of not being able to locate the late Engineer Michael next of kin (he had no wife or children) that the management under the influence of our chairman and member of the board of directors, retired Major Gen. Bensons macaw that an arrangement be made for the boxes to be declared unclaimed . . . etc'