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    Oh the irony! :D

    Quote Originally Posted by A received email this morning
    BMW GROUP PROMOTION
    PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, BMW
    Automobiles 22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP,
    London United Kingdom.
    30/ 09 / 2008.

    Attention: Winner,

    This is to inform you that you have been selected for a
    cash prize of £850,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand
    Great British Pounds) from the BMW E-LOTTERY BONANZA
    International programs held on 30th of Sept 2008, in London
    United Kingdom.

    ~More of the usual, send us your details stuff, cut out to make this shorter~

    ================================================== ================
    ================================================== =============================

    WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECEIVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR
    AADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO
    FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTER'S.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
    I love it. A scam email wanting to fight scam and lottery imposters. Do they go and bang their heads against a wall or something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTramp View Post
    I love it. A scam email wanting to fight scam and lottery imposters. Do they go and bang their heads against a wall or something?
    I can usually follow you logic but.............

    What I want to know is did you............

    WIN

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    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    I can usually follow you logic but.............

    What I want to know is did you............

    WIN
    Yeah. I won. But I don't need the new BMW or £1 million right now. Send me your email address, and £500 for my trouble, and I'll forward the email and winning ticket number to you, and you can claim it.....

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    It's not only lotteries that I have been fortunate to win, as i havn't even entered ---- RESULT!!!

    I have also discovered that people in Africa are very very lovely and trusting people.

    I regularly get emails from people in Africa telling me that their late father has a fortune and that they want to give ME thousands of pounds to take care of it!! How very sweet and trusting of them. Little angels.



    In fact, I may just cash in on all this and go and live the high life in the Bahamas

    Woohoo!!

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    Come to think of it I am so wealthy now, why do I need I need to bother myself with petty things like this forum and dancing folk


    Goodbye peasant people





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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul F View Post
    It's not only lotteries that I have been fortunate to win, as i havn't even entered ---- RESULT!!!

    I have also discovered that people in Africa are very very lovely and trusting people.

    I regularly get emails from people in Africa telling me that their late father has a fortune and that they want to give ME thousands of pounds to take care of it!! How very sweet and trusting of them. Little angels.


    In fact, I may just cash in on all this and go and live the high life in the Bahamas

    Woohoo!!
    Real scams are far more suttle me thinks

    Anyway that’s fairly racist , Im sure not all African people are bad / untrusting low life

    Should you wish to put a £10 in to help my local group, 'remove stereo types from Africa' , the account is?

    STEWARTMigobo 38

    462373033

    40-45-56

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTramp View Post
    I love it. A scam email wanting to fight scam and lottery imposters. Do they go and bang their heads against a wall or something?
    Great I got a good one that suggested i was in a group of 20,000 winners narrowed down from the citizens of every single continent in the world. Wow I thought, you'd think they'd know my name then

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    Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has received an offer to buy the Club from a Nigerian source.
    He received an email which read:

    "Dear Friend,
    My late husband was foreign minister of Nigeria, and on his death he deposited USD15,000,000 in a bank account. In order to recover this money I need to deposit these funds for a short time in a European bank account. Please send me your bank account details as you are a kind man....!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTramp View Post
    Yeah. I won. But I don't need the new BMW or £1 million right now. Send me your email address, and £500 for my trouble, and I'll forward the email and winning ticket number to you, and you can claim it.....
    .. a tempting offer indeed in fact I'd hate anyone to miss out.. if they send me £10 I'll put their names into a draw and I'll send trampy £500 on the winners behalf ... honest

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    I do have an awaiting claim from Readers Digest for $30,000

    I am not a greedy man, just forward me $10,000 and I will send onto you the "awaiting claim".

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    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    Anyway that’s fairly racist , Im sure not all African people are bad / untrusting low life
    Don't think PaulF claimed that all Africans were like this..... And he never called anyone bad or untrusting (I assume you mean untrustworthy?) low life. It was a sarcastic/tongue in cheek post.

    But let's face it, how many of us have had these emails from Africa, offering us millions if we just send a few thousand to cover legal fees, etc? I've certainly had quite a few - I think I get a couple every month! So that surely means there's a lot of generous and trusting people in Africa, no?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Monkey View Post
    Don't think PaulF claimed that all Africans were like this..... And he never called anyone bad or untrusting (I assume you mean untrustworthy?) low life. It was a sarcastic/tongue in cheek post.

    But let's face it, how many of us have had these emails from Africa, offering us millions if we just send a few thousand to cover legal fees, etc? I've certainly had quite a few - I think I get a couple every month! So that surely means there's a lot of generous and trusting people in Africa, no?
    I am sure if you contribute towards the 'remove stereo types from Africa' fund, all your questions will be answered

    Now I do have a few Russians who would like me to pay some cash, so they can come over and be faithful loving partners....

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    Re: Oh the irony! :D

    New definition of irony:

    Today I received a misdelivered letter... from the Post Office.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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