[Wikinews-l] PLEASE LET US HANDLE IT TOGETHER..

[Brianna Laugher]

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 at wikinewsie.org> wrote:
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>  Mr Robert,
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> You really should vet the people you choose to try and entangle in these
> hair-brained "pretend-to-be-the dead-relative" emails.
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> 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.
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> 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".
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> No Regards, no respect.
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> Brian McNeil.
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> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Mr. Franklin Robert [mailto:bvhg at myway.com]
> *Sent:* 20 November 2007 00:09
> *To:* frankrobert0 at yahoo.co.uk
> *Subject:* PLEASE LET US HANDLE IT TOGETHER..
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> *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>
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> *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 at yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.f266.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=franklin_robert01@yahoo.co.uk>
> *
>
> *Best Regards, **
> Mr.Franklin Robert
> Chief Auditor*
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