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OT--LOL!!! I got a Dube-ious Letter
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Hash: SHA1 On 15 Feb 2004 14:12:16 GMT, CATherine wrote: Awhile back someone got a Nigerian scam letter and I comlained that I had never gotten one, and i felt left out. So someone in the group sent me a copy of one! What a hoot. G Well, now I have one sent directly to me. But it doesn't come from Nigeria. It is from Zimbabwe; or rather, Tome-Logo!!?? I append a copy of this Dube-ious letter.GIt seems to me that a farmer turned Finance Minister secreting $840,000 is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! Most of the scam letters that I have received have involved money obtained by some sort of corruption or embezzlement. I think that the scammer's logic is probably that the victim, once he or she realizes that they have been cheated out of money rather than receiving money, are unlikely to go to the authorities and confess to conspiracy to receive stolen property. Despite the old proverb, you _can_ cheat an honest man, but it is more difficult than cheating a crooked man (or woman). -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQC/bfjMYPge5L34aEQIHeACeMruXUn2/8w+nYsdE0vPf7M0EiLcAoPje 4/qRmDegW/muTqB3qMyqgiYN =QjRQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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ROFLMAOPIMP at this plea to you and yours, way out on the Great Plains of
Colorado, to save this dude's (oops, DUBE's) family fortune. These people ought to give it a rest. "John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- : Hash: SHA1 : : On 15 Feb 2004 14:12:16 GMT, CATherine : wrote: : : Awhile back someone got a Nigerian scam letter and I comlained that : I had never gotten one, and i felt left out. So someone in the group : sent me a copy of one! What a hoot. G Well, now I have one sent : directly to me. But it doesn't come from Nigeria. It is from : Zimbabwe; or rather, Tome-Logo!!?? I append a copy of this Dube-ious : letter.GIt seems to me that a farmer turned Finance Minister : secreting $840,000 is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! : : Most of the scam letters that I have received have involved money : obtained by some sort of corruption or embezzlement. I think that : the scammer's logic is probably that the victim, once he or she : realizes that they have been cheated out of money rather than : receiving money, are unlikely to go to the authorities and confess to : conspiracy to receive stolen property. Despite the old proverb, you : _can_ cheat an honest man, but it is more difficult than cheating a : crooked man (or woman). : : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- : Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com : : iQA/AwUBQC/bfjMYPge5L34aEQIHeACeMruXUn2/8w+nYsdE0vPf7M0EiLcAoPje : 4/qRmDegW/muTqB3qMyqgiYN : =QjRQ : -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- : : -- : John F. Eldredge -- : PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu : "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better : than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria : |
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LOL, I'm reading this not 5 minutes after I received my very own scam letter
:-) Nanny "Hopitus2" schreef in bericht ... ROFLMAOPIMP at this plea to you and yours, way out on the Great Plains of Colorado, to save this dude's (oops, DUBE's) family fortune. These people ought to give it a rest. "John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- : Hash: SHA1 : : On 15 Feb 2004 14:12:16 GMT, CATherine : wrote: : : Awhile back someone got a Nigerian scam letter and I comlained that : I had never gotten one, and i felt left out. So someone in the group : sent me a copy of one! What a hoot. G Well, now I have one sent : directly to me. But it doesn't come from Nigeria. It is from : Zimbabwe; or rather, Tome-Logo!!?? I append a copy of this Dube-ious : letter.GIt seems to me that a farmer turned Finance Minister : secreting $840,000 is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! : : Most of the scam letters that I have received have involved money : obtained by some sort of corruption or embezzlement. I think that : the scammer's logic is probably that the victim, once he or she : realizes that they have been cheated out of money rather than : receiving money, are unlikely to go to the authorities and confess to : conspiracy to receive stolen property. Despite the old proverb, you : _can_ cheat an honest man, but it is more difficult than cheating a : crooked man (or woman). : : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- : Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com : : iQA/AwUBQC/bfjMYPge5L34aEQIHeACeMruXUn2/8w+nYsdE0vPf7M0EiLcAoPje : 4/qRmDegW/muTqB3qMyqgiYN : =QjRQ : -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- : : -- : John F. Eldredge -- : PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu : "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better : than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria : |
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Hash: SHA1 On 16 Feb 2004 02:24:05 GMT, CATherine wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:50:20 -0600, John F. Eldredge wrote: On 15 Feb 2004 14:12:16 GMT, CATherine wrote: Awhile back someone got a Nigerian scam letter and I comlained that I had never gotten one, and i felt left out. So someone in the group sent me a copy of one! What a hoot. G Well, now I have one sent directly to me. But it doesn't come from Nigeria. It is from Zimbabwe; or rather, Tome-Logo!!?? I append a copy of this Dube-ious letter.GIt seems to me that a farmer turned Finance Minister secreting $840,000 is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! Most of the scam letters that I have received have involved money obtained by some sort of corruption or embezzlement. I think that the scammer's logic is probably that the victim, once he or she realizes that they have been cheated out of money rather than receiving money, are unlikely to go to the authorities and confess to conspiracy to receive stolen property. Despite the old proverb, you _can_ cheat an honest man, but it is more difficult than cheating a crooked man (or woman). I always just thought it was just credulous people that fell for these things. My brother almost fell for a scam involving a so-called Nigerian lawyer and an inheritance. But he had the wit to send me a copy and I tore it to shreds and told him how to spot the scam in it. He was indebt and feeling greedy, so it didn't take much to get his interest. But i taught him a valuable lesson before he lost any money. Well, credulity is required as well. However, as I said, if the duped person has agreed to help sneak embezzled money out of Nigeria (or wherever), they aren't likely to complain to the police, since they have committed a crime themselves in agreeing to the scheme. When I wrote the bit above about cheating an honest man, I was remembering the time that my father fell victim to a fraudulent traveling house-painter. My father paid the full $500 up front to have his house repainted. The crew disappeared after spray-painting one wall of the house, in a different color than what my father had picked out, and with such a thin coat of paint that you could still tell the color of the underlying paint. My father was too embarrassed at having been conned to press charges. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQDBcKjMYPge5L34aEQKkuQCg3ZdwGFFFJIjpD5Sr7XRu2I CapToAmgIz f5i+SHuwQSAJMXibLVzZAJEP =VsKn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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"John F. Eldredge" wrote in message
... snip the bit about cheating an honest man When I wrote the bit above about cheating an honest man, I was remembering the time that my father fell victim to a fraudulent traveling house-painter. My father paid the full $500 up front to have his house repainted. The crew disappeared after spray-painting one wall of the house, in a different color than what my father had picked out, and with such a thin coat of paint that you could still tell the color of the underlying paint. My father was too embarrassed at having been conned to press charges. My parents are forever getting ripped off. They haven't quite fully grasped that "he seemed really nice" gives you no protection whatsoever, but a signed contract does - even if they person involved doesn't having a winning smile or call them "Sir" and "Ma'am". They *infuriate* me when they "don't want to make a fuss", won't complain, won't get written agreements etc etc, but in the end I can't *make* them become cynical enough to protect their own interests. Guess they think taht they live in a world where a person's word is all that needs to be trusted. I don't know whether I should be sad that I don't live in that world, or grateful that I am *aware* that my world isn't like that. Still, it bothers me greatly to see two honest, hardworking retirees get their trusting and "no-one likes a dobber" attitude so truly taken advantage of so often. Yowie |
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CATherine wrote in message ... Awhile back someone got a Nigerian scam letter and I comlained that I had never gotten one, and i felt left out. So someone in the group sent me a copy of one! What a hoot. G Well, now I have one sent directly to me. But it doesn't come from Nigeria. It is from Zimbabwe; or rather, Tome-Logo!!?? I append a copy of this Dube-ious letter.GIt seems to me that a farmer turned Finance Minister secreting $840,000 is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! Ha! When I first saw the thread title, I thought it was from Dubya. |
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