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Hmmm. This one gave us a few nanoseconds of thought. Scam or no Scam? Certainly Spam.

Well…. some Spam clues and Spam properties:

1. It obviously a mass email, there’s no address in the “To:” spot.
2. It is impersonal; I am addressed as “Dear,” (I am not “,”).
3. The author cannot decide how to spell his (or her) name.
4. They do not know what we sell; they are fishing for a contact (next email of two would be a “Hook” to “Land” the “Fish”).
5. It has more than one return email address.
6. Rules of English grammar and spelling are violated, consistently.

It is certainly SPAM and almost certainly a “Fishing” email into a SCAM.

Label it SPAM and DUMP IT!

Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 (PDT)
From: “chales williams”

Subject: RE: from mr charles williams
To: chaeles2007williams@yahoo.com

Dear,

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I really am remaining BLESS as a good friend of Willian Peter and Williams Peter Zero, the dynamic duo from France, Japan and Poland, one of whom is a a secaetary and didnot forgot me for assisting them (in doing nothing)…nor the $1.2 million usd for my compensation for the same.

DUH! How stupid is this email?

Those who fall for it probably need a lesson in reading.

Subject: Dear Friend,
From: “Mr Willian Peter”
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008
To:

Dear Friend,
I didnot forgot your past effort and attemps to assist me, now I’m happy to inform you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan

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FREE — FREE — FREE!!!
Too good to be true, too good to be kept secret and too bad to ever be believed!
If we were to write back to him I’d say something like this:
Dear behekesibanda:

Get real. Your scam is 50 years old and people are finally getting so wise to it. The email was a good route to riches for you for a while, but no longer. People are learning. Better go back to pen & paper and those expensive stamps and long waits betwixt send and receive.

I know, you get a few gullibles to realize that this is not addressed to them but to a pool of potential suckers. Then you mash the King’s English and Grammar beyond social norms and THEN you want all the unnamed sucker to keep it secret.

Some suckers may, but we are ones that never do. We tag and publish. Our readers publish. The world knows. You should never write to any of us, or staff or our readers. All are primed to post your next email as a sample joke on the Web!

You secret scam is now on the Web for all the search engines to find, to index and then to post in their scam and/or joke departments. Your scam has become the joke of the Web.

Here’s his current scam email…err, joke:

Date: Mon, 05 May 2008
From: “behekesibanda”
To:
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

FROM THE DESK OF MR.BEHEKE SIBANDA
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.
29 SMALL STREET JOHANESBURG.
0ffice:+27 nnnnnn nnn
Email: behekesibanda1@yahoo.com

ATTENTION : CEO/ MANAGER

Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a relationship with you, but you will realize the need for my latter to you.As a matter of utmost urgency I want you to come to my assistance I am Mr. Beheke
Sibanda, the bill and exchange manager at the foreign remittance department in Absa Bank of South Africa.

I am in charge of the federal reserves account and auditing department, during the course of auditing some account, I discovered that a particular account has been lying dormant for some time, and
this account was used by the OFFSHORE CUSTOMER Mr. Tusk Arshard from Lebanese. I got your contact from the South Africa chambers of commerce, while searching for an honest and trust worthy person, who will assist me to implement this transfer.

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