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Sara's Blog: If You Need A Million Dollars... Just Ask

I can't believe this worked! I can't believe I didn't think of this first! Two months ago, Brooklyn comedian Craig Rowin decided to make a YouTube to ask for $1 million. He didn't ask for any particular reason, he just decided it would be nice to have the money and thought someone should give it to him. Here is the original plea.

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Nobody would fall for this, would they? People don't just write million dollar checks on a whim do they? This only happens if you are Robert Redford and you want to sleep with Demi Moore, right? Wrong. Some guy named Benjamin left the comedian a message saying, " Hi Craig, Benjamin, I was hoping to catch you in person. I want to talk about how to make you a millionaire."

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So far, Benjamin seems to be on the up an up. He sent Craig a notarized letter from his lawyer to prove that the proposition is legit. Rowin is supposed to receive the money in early February.

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