Um.... 1) Do you always give spam this much attention? isn't insulting spammers a waste of time? (isn't even *reading* spam a waste of time?) and 2) How does this relate to Wikinews?
regards, Brianna
On 20/11/2007, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
Mr Robert,
You really should vet the people you choose to try and entangle in these hair-brained "pretend-to-be-the dead-relative" emails.
I am a reporter… yes, a journalist. I have done investigative work on what is casually referred to as the "Nigerian 419 advance fee fraud". I have no intention of meeting you in some dark and dingy corner of London where you will attempt to extort vast sums of money from me – which I do not have.
You certainly don't know my background, and likely obtained my email address from a spam list. I suggest you shop for stupid people's email addresses at "Retards 'r' us".
No Regards, no respect.
Brian McNeil.
-----Original Message----- *From:* Mr. Franklin Robert [mailto:bvhg@myway.com] *Sent:* 20 November 2007 00:09 *To:* frankrobert0@yahoo.co.uk *Subject:* PLEASE LET US HANDLE IT TOGETHER..
*5th Floor Cannon Bridge House ** 25 Dowgate Hill London, EC4R 2SB United Kingdom
Attention Friend: * *Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as Mr.FranklinRobert, the Chief Auditor with NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON-UK. One of our accounts, with holding balance of £12.500 000,000 (Twelve Million Five Hundred thousand pounds Sterling) has been dormant and last operated for years ago. From my investigations, the owner of the said account,Is a foreigner by name Mr. John Shume Jda who died along with his entire family in crash at Birmingham Airport on 4th Jan,2002.View this website for verification ** http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/az/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm*http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/az/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm
*Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money,as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence of either the account or the funds; I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. *
*My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of this late client,So that the proceeds of this account valued a huge sum shall be paid to you, and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 30% for you,while 60% for me and others involved, 10% shall be used for miscelenious expenses while the remainder shall be given to a reputable charity home because the money is owned by a deceased person.*
*This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any otherillegal act, funds will be released to you after necessary processes have been followed.Let me hear from you as soon as you get this message,so we can proceed kindly reply at * *franklin_robert01@yahoo.co.ukhttp://uk.f266.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=franklin_robert01@yahoo.co.uk
*Best Regards, ** Mr.Franklin Robert Chief Auditor*
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