The Nigerian Prince by John Ellsworth

Commander Bowditch warned the Pleasant Manor Home about his mother. They didn't listen. nn They allowed 84-year-old Ethel Bowditch Internet access. Ten minutes after going online, she had an email address set up. "No email makes for lonely, lonely," she said to no one. The following day she found in her junk email file an email from Barrister Amobi Nzelu. He was writing on behalf of a Nigerian prince who desperately needed Ethel's help in removing 250 million dollars from the United Kingdom. Her help would consist of sending him what money she had to show proof that he had other funds. nn Ethel jumped at the chance to help. Would $1.2 million help? She wanted to know. She just happened to have that in her account.nn Enter Commander Bowditch, her son, spit-n-polish newly retired from the United States Navy. Checking in on his mother, he learns of her transfer of assets. To put it nicely, he comes unglued.nn A trip to Nigeria follows....