Dear Sirs:

I am writing to ask your help in locating my missing wife. We were on a wonderful trip to Africa for our honeymoon several months ago. On our flight back, we had a connection in England and somehow became separated. I had her paged for several hours and then contacted local and international police to assist me in locating her. To date, all of our attempts to find her have been unsuccessful. I am now desperate to find my lost love and am trying to use the Internet to locate her. Please forward this to everyone you know so I can spread the word on locating my missing wife.

Sincerely,

Mr. Adam Small
Portland, Oregon, USA

After a few weeks search....



Dear Mr. Small:

We have found your wife in Africa of all places. However, it is unknown how she got here, nor is she able to talk because of lockjaw, but we are under the impression that she does not want to leave. We have tried for several days to bring her back home, but she is insistent on staying here. I have enclosed a picture for you to see that she is okay, and not let you worry because she is in good hands here in this village. Please contact us if there is anything else you might want to know.

Nairobi Police Department - See photo attached

みなさまへ
皆さんに失踪した私の妻を探し出す協力をお願いしたいのです。アフリカへの新婚旅行の帰りで離れ離れになり何度も呼び出しましたが見つからず警察に連絡してもいまだみつからないのです。どうやってもみつからないのでこうやってインターネットで皆様に協力をおねがいしたいのです。どうぞこのメイルを貴方の友達に広げてください。

長崎県長崎市
短小一郎


数週間後．．．．．ナイロビ警察より返事が．．．．．

短小一郎様
わたくしどもは貴君の妻を発見致しました。どうやって彼女がアフリカまで来たかはわかりませんがどうやら彼女は帰りたくない様子です。しかしこの地で彼女は手厚い待遇を受けておりご心配には及ばない様子です。写真を同封しておきます。もし他に知りたいことがありましたら連絡ください。