Fred:

Your idea has merits. And even more so when you add a twist to it.

Sandi makes a good point. We are sick and tired of the traditional SPAM - ****, viagra, weightloss, credit cards, ink and toner refilling, mortgage rates, cheaper prescriptions, and so on. And there would be very few of us who would pay just to read the stuff we delete.

Sure, there could be an offline market for such a book. But after you've read one you're read them all.

Instead of that kind of spam... how 'bout a book of Nigerian Scam Spam - complete with your dialog with these spammers?

Make up a character or two, create a few email acounts, and have fun with them. String them along. Act dumb.

To see this kind of thing, visit the following site: http://www.scamorama.com/ (There are loads of "stories" - all of 'em set ups to make the scammers waste their time. It's quite entertaining.)

A book like that may sell well if advertised in the right places for the right price.

Hope this helps.

Michael Ross


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