“DEAR SIR/MADAM:
“I AM MR. DARL MCBRIDE CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SCO GROUP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CALDERA
SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, IN LINDON, UTAH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I
KNOW THIS LETTER MIGHT SURPRISE YOUR BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD NO
PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS OR BUSINESS DEALINGS BEFORE NOW.“Note: This is a *parody* and should not be
take seriously – [NewsForge] Ed.“MY ASSOCIATES HAVE RECENTLY MADE CLAIM TO COMPUTER SOFTWARES
WORTH AN ESTIMATED $1 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS. I AM WRITING TO YOU IN
CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE URGENTLY REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN
THESE FUNDS. IN THE EARLY 1970S THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH CORPORATION DEVELOPED AT GREAT EXPENSE THE COMPUTER
OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE KNOWN AS UNIX. UNFORTUNATELY THE LAWS OF
MY COUNTRY PROHIBITED THEM FROM SELLING THESE SOFTWARES AND SO
THEIR VALUABLE SOURCE CODES REMAINED PRIVATELY HELD…”
NewsForge: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
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