The Invisible Monkey

Scambusters 419 - The Invisible Monkey
Originally uploaded by F. Sigorski.

From: Gilbert Murray
To: Dr Usman Danbaba
Subject: I have contacted the lawyer
Sent: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:33:09

Dear Dr Danbaba,
I am delighted to hear the good news about the death certificate. Well done, my friend: good work. You will be pleased to hear that I have contacted the lawyer that you suggested. He responded very promptly, and asked me to send him further details. I am about to respond to him, after which he will let me know how much his fees will be. The man seems to be on the ball, which is good news. Unfortunately, we have still not managed to catch the monkey that fell into the paint. The animal is incredibly difficult to see, and even if we manage to spot it, it moves far too quickly when we try to come close. All we see is a blur in front of our eyes. Perhaps there are disadvantages to this paint after all. You asked to see a picture of the animal. It wasn’t easy, but Beaker has managed to take a picture of it in the kitchen, which I have attached. If you look closely, you can just about see the monkey hanging from its tail from the lantern on the left. I trust you can now appreciate how difficult it is proving to catch the beast. I have placed Beaker’s other two monkeys under lock and key. Having one invisible monkey swinging about the place is bad enough. There is no way I am going to allow this to happen again.

I will get back to you when I know how much the lawyer’s fee will be.

Best regards,
Gilbert Murray


From: Gilbert Murray
To: Dr Usman Danbaba
Subject: I will do as you suggest
Sent: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:23:15

Dear Dr Danbaba,
Thank you for your email. You made some salient points. I will do as you suggest and contact this Barrister Akintola Williams first thing in the morning and see if he can help us out. Things are going from bad to worse regarding Beaker’s escaped monkey. The damn animal has only fallen into the vat of invisible paint. The little blighter was hard enough to catch when we could see him. Now that the monkey is nearly invisible, catching it is almost impossible. The paint on the monkey’s fur isn’t quite dry yet, so we can still just about see it at the moment leaping around the house. But if we don’t catch it before the paint dries, I don’t think we’ll ever be able to. I am extremely angry with Beaker. I told him to keep his monkeys under control. And now this has happened. The man is an idiot sometimes.

Let me know what the position is regarding the death certificate as soon as you can, Dr Danbaba.

Best regards,
Gilbert Murray