Vervolg - Engels is waarschijnlijk niet zijn moedertaal (2)
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Het is een cliché maar de werkelijkheid is vreemder dan fictie:
Dear Mr. Sir,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE-STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. There have been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but wants to come home.
Dramatisch, niemand doet iets terwijl een oplossing binnen handbereik is:
In the 14-years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest amounting to almost $ 15,000,000 American Dollars. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money, we can place a down payment with the Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth.
Hetzelfde verhaal waar ook ter wereld, van goede wil maar ambtenarij is ook daar een obstakel:
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.
En arme drommel, wil zich ondanks alles nog zo goed mogelijk aan de regels houden:
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include downpayment in this financial quarter.
Yours Sincerely, Dr. Bakare Tunde
Astronautics Project Manager
Hardvochtig advies Snopes, If you come across this email, do not send Tunde $3 million:
Verbatim copies of this letter have been circulating since 2004, yet Tunde continues to claim that it’s been “14 years” since this astronaut got stranded in 1990. If this email truly relayed a factual event, the Nigerian astronaut would be spending his 29th year stranded in space in 2019.
In plaats van hem voor alles juist te ondersteunen bij zijn poging om zijn neef uit die benarde positie te halen.
Bijvoorbeeld door de moeite te nemen om met hem even naar de tekst van zijn rondschrijven te kijken:
