ENIGMA TOURS will be offering a small group of people free passage on a trial run of the tour This will include return airfare and two weeks on our luxury motor yacht Arctic Spray All you have to do is spread the word about our great product and allow us to use your name and image in our promotion Your passage will include a companion A brochure has been mailed and within a few days I will call you with more information and answer any questions you may have If you are still interested your name will be entered in a draw I do hope you will consider our unique travel adventures Thank you for your time Sincerely Moira Rawdon Vice-President ENIGMA TOURS ENIGMA TOURS Travel on a ship of the desert 4 John Wilson
See the first light of dawn Visit the sites of ancient conflicts Cross unimagined rivers You’re right Annabel says That’s not normal spam Do you think it’s real I ask Could be I suppose I can’t see any way they could scam you unless Unless what Unless Annabel goes on they’re aliens They might have a plan to abduct teens for a colony on one of Jupiter’s moons It takes me a second to absorb what she’s said That’s crazy I tell her Hmmm I guess you’re right Annabel agrees It’s much more likely they want you for medical experiments Well I think it’s real I say annoyed that Annabel isn’t taking the email seriously I turn back to my computer and search for Enigma Tours 5 Lost
I click on News and see an announce ment of upcoming tours ON THE TRAIL OF COLONEL FAWCETT Through the Amazon jungle in search of the lost city of Z THE MUMMIES OF TURIM Who are these perfectly preserved bodies in remote Asia Lost cities in the jungle and mummies in the desert sound pretty cool That’s how scams work Annabel explains They sound cool and offer something you want to believe in Then they bleed you for money Their website looks pretty good I say pointing at the screen We look at beautiful photographs of luxury ships trains and camper vans complete with obviously rich people enjoying them selves We watch a video of smiling holidaymakers sipping champagne on beaches and equally happy groups being led through ancient ruins 6 John Wilson
It looks real I say It’s easy enough to make a website look fancy Annabel says Why do you have to be so nega tive I ask my annoyance returning Annabel tilts her head and looks at me Not negative she says Just careful How do you think they found you And I wonder what the Crype Foundation is Sounds shady It’s easy to get someone’s email I say Okay but they sent you mail And they are going to phone you Street address and cell numbers are tougher to get But still possible I say Annabel has a point It is a lot of trouble to go to Annabel shrugs I guess we’re not as private as we like to think Maybe I won’t hear from them I say My annoyance fades as fast as it appeared But I kind of hope it is real It’d be cool to go to the Arctic 7 Lost
