Well things are never boring in the Ashanti/Bovoso clan. Check out this voicemail from my son Armand.

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I'm sitting here somewhat depleted from some very powerful healing work I've been doing lately. The healing work itself isn't depleting as the method that I use, Reiki, channels energy from the universe and not one's self. However there is the human aspect of working with others that can sometimes be emotionally draining. It is wonderful to see others prosper from your work but the reality still lies that you can't save anyone. People must make their own choices. All you can do is light the way for them and hope that they follow. Powerful work can lead to powerful disappointments. I have to constantly remind myself of a principle that I teach to my martial arts students.

If our goal is true self perfection then our goal is an impossible one to achieve. It is not the goal that betters us but rather the journey and the lessons learned along the way. However without the goal we will never find the correct path to walk on.

Well it looks like other family members are being subjected to the same scamming straight out of Africa. I hear the Entertainer playing. Look at what's going on with my brother Antonio:



Hello Antonio,
When I look into your mail each time, it seems all the problems in the world go away and I'm floating in mid-air and when I think about what your replies will it makes me feel like a woman and i wonder where you have been all this years but i still thank God that i have found yopu and this is the best time for us to meet
I want you let you know once again that i have made up my mind to be with you and nothing can change that as long as the feelings i have for you are real. out of the above dats you have given my dear Antonio i will appreciate if i can be with you for ! from now till then if i will not upstruct you job. But the main point i will like to pass across to you now is that i can not afford the ticket fee to come all the way to the United state now due to the unplanned expensive i made lately hotel bills and all that because i was expecting my company to pay me some funds but unfortunately they prosoned the payment so i dont have the ticket fee right now and i will be so glad if there is anything you can do about that for now , i contacted my travelling agent and he told me that i can get an sit and he as made reservation for me because he was happy i finally found someone i care to be with .
Honey i hope this will not get you upset i njust wish to be with you for the rest of my life and to be the woman who will love forever. i just wish you can realise how much i feel about you right now i feel like the happiest woman on earth because in a short while i found a ! man who is mature and strong in expressing himself thru words i most make a confession right now that you are all that matters to me right now
i cant wait to hear from you soonest and i will probably give you a call in few minutes
just make sure you take care of urself for me until i come take over you and all that .
bye for now
mary

Who the hell is this guy that Jessica Alba has been seen in all her recent beach photos with? His head looks like some shaved monkey nuts.

I'm going to take a wild stab at it.


a) His last name is Warner and his father is one of the Bros.

b) His nick name in high school was "Long Dong" or "Moby Dick."

c) He's got the best coke in Northern Malibu.


I'm praying that it's "c".

Caught one of my African Queen scammers in the act the other day. Below is the transcript from the first conversation that we had. At this point I was already suspicious of these messages.

traceyrow
hello alessandro
how r u

abovoso
hello
is this tracy?

traceyrow
yea
how r u doing today

abovoso
i'm doing great. just getting my day started.
how are you?

traceyrow
am fine and koooooooooooool

abovoso
very nice
so tell me about you

traceyrow
am cute and beatiful lady

abovoso
where are you from?

traceyrow_luv
am from london

abovoso
no kidding
are you in london now?

traceyrow
yeah
why do you ask so

abovoso
just curious

traceyrow
i know you guy are also curious to know more about a lady you've just met

abovoso
yes
are you originally from london?

traceyrow
no

abovoso
where are you from?

traceyrow
am originally from sant francisco, California

abovoso
no kidding
i was born there
lived there for many years

traceyrow
really
so where are you now

abovoso
los angeles

traceyrow
ok
so Alessandro, how old are you and are you still single?

abovoso
ha, yes i am still single. and i'm 36
you?

traceyrow
am 25 and single too

That was basically the jist of the first conversation. I asked her to send me her picture, which she never did. Now let's fast forward to 2 months later when she contacted me again.


traceyrow
hey Alessandro


abovoso
why hello
how are you?


traceyrow
am kool
what about you too?

abovoso
i'm good. what's going on?

traceyrow
am just chilling out with my mom

abovoso
where are you right now?

traceyrow
am in africa spending my holiday
what about you, how is you xmas?

abovoso
i was sick for it

traceyrow
lol

abovoso
had the flu for the whole week

traceyrow_luv
sorry
so how you feeling now?

abovoso
i'm fine now

traceyrow
so where is my xmas gift?

abovoso
ha. what do you want

traceyrow
i dont know
you might give me anything you feel like

abovoso
i had no money to buy people presents this year

traceyrow
lol
you funny

abovoso
oh i wish i was kidding

traceyrow
i know thats what you will say
yes you are


abovoso
no, i'm serious

traceyrow
i know you

abovoso
you really think i'm kidding?

traceyrow
are u single?

abovoso
yes

traceyrow
okay
so are you saying you dont want to have me as your girlfriend

abovoso
well you live in africa no?

traceyrow
nigeria
and will be back in state next 2 weeks

abovoso
where will you be?

traceyrow
san monica, california

abovoso
do you live in santa monica?

traceyrow
yeah

abovoso
how long have you lived there?

traceyrow
18 years

abovoso
did you ever send me a picture?

traceyrow
yes ofcourse

abovoso
01:42



abovoso
01:44

send to me again. i don't think you had

traceyrow
okay
alright alex


abovoso
so when do you come back into town?

traceyrow
probably next week

abovoso
where in santa monica do you live?

traceyrow_luv
you wanna know ?
i holla to you later
bye alessadro


abovoso
so you can't tell me?
very interesting tracey

traceyrow
am back

abovoso
hi
so why can't you tell me what part of santa monica you live in?

traceyrow
why do you want to know?

abovoso
because i'm not sure you really live there

traceyrow
lol
you are funny
am not going to tell you
you owe me a word

abovoso
i owe you a word?

traceyrow
yeah

abovoso
what does that mean?

traceyrow
let me reserve my comment

abovoso
i don't understand what owing you a word means

traceyrow
if i'll tell you where i stay, i dont want you to come around looking for me
because my mama is not going to take it easy with ya
aight


abovoso
oh please. i would never do that. i just asked what part you lived in. not what your address is

traceyrow
ok
Pico Boulevard


abovoso
i was just over there
so let me know when you get back in town

traceyrow
next week, okay



abovoso
so how is nigeria?

traceyrow_luv
its a nice place but sunny

abovoso
quick question. why do you have yahoo account from england?

traceyrow
i decided to have it like that because my friends were in london

abovoso
ah ok

traceyrow
there is some thing i want you to assist me
my cousin's friend has a problem
are u there

abovoso
i'm here

traceyrow
ok...... he received a letter from the state, Alabama
its all about work issue

abovoso
and?

traceyrow
he told me that he wants to work in usa
and the letter was about employment stuffs and all that
so he needed an assistance from the state

abovoso
so what do you need me for?

traceyrow
i want you to go to the website and help him to fill the form

abovoso
why does he need my help

traceyrow
he dont have the money to send the letter back in the state through courier
so i want you to assist him so that it will be easier to send it back to the company

abovoso
how?

traceyrow
i will send you the website
you go through it and fill the form
i will give you the contents which you will fill in

abovoso
why do you need me to do that?
how old are you by the way?

traceyrow
am 24

abovoso
so i don't understand why you need me to go to a web site

traceyrow
so you telling me you can't do that for me

abovoso
hey have you ever been to san francisco?


traceyrow_luv
no
and why?

abovoso
because you are a lousy liar
last time we talked you told me you were originally from san francisco and that you lived in london
i'm not sure what your scam is but you can stop now. i've had women who say they are from africa trying these same games on me for months

traceyrow
am not the one

abovoso
i just wanted to catch you in the midst of something so i looked up our old chat

traceyrow
u are mistaking me

abovoso
yeah, check your email
i just sent you the whole chat we had last time
same name and everything


traceyrow has logged off
02:53 PM
traceyrow has logged on
03:08 PM

traceyrow
i am disappointed in you

abovoso
oh really?
so that wasn't you

traceyrow
dont talk 2 me anymore
just go

abovoso
bye. be careful who you try to scam