Nigeria
"ST. ED'S PSA - 419 SCAMS"
FADE IN:
INT. COLLEGE COMPUTER LAB
TIFFANY, a college student, types at a keyboard. The
computer announces that he's got mail.
SERIES OF SHOTS:
The NIGERIAN narrates the email in a voiceover. STIRRING
MUSIC plays in the background.
At the same time, we see a series of crude CHILDREN'S
DRAWINGS that illustrate the story.
A) The first picture shows a smiling king, with crown and
throne, and an arrow pointing to a tiny country in Asia.
NIGERIAN (V. O.)
Dear sir. I am the Chief Lord
Ruler of Nigeria.
B) A pile of money (labeled "eighty kazillion dollars"), a
car (labeled "gold-plated Rolls") and a smiling stick figure
(labeled "Steve Guttenberg").
NIGERIAN (V. O.) (CONT'D)
My possessions include over eighty
kazillion dollars.
C) Soldiers fight off lizards.
NIGERIAN (V. O.) (CONT'D)
But my country has been attacked by
Giant Space Lizards--
D) Sketchy-looking geeks.
NIGERIAN (V. O.) (CONT'D)
-- who hired cyberhackers from the
future to freeze my accounts.
E) A check, with its magnetic code circled.
NIGERIAN (V. O.) (CONT'D)
Email me your bank account info, so
I can use it to get my funds.
F) A smiling stick figure (labeled "you") and pile of money
(labeled "money").
NIGERIAN (V. O.) (CONT'D)
You will receive a one-kazillion
dollar commission.
INT. COLLEGE COMPUTER LAB - CONTINUOUS
Tiffany stares at the screen, wide-eyed with glee.
TIFFANY
Wow! Free money!
TEXT: "Fact: You shouldn't give out bank information
online. Please. Just don't."
TEXT: "Be careful online. For more information, see
http://www.site.com."
INT. COLLEGE COMPUTER LAB - LATER
Tiffany is joined by DAVE. Dave looks a little doubtful.
DAVE
Dude. Nobody owns Steve
Guttenberg.
FADE OUT.