internet scamsi know that internet scams are old news, but i thought this request to my 70 year old father, and his response were worth sharing. Especially in light of the current Australian attitudes towards shunting refugees off to isolated islands.
'Dear sir,
I am deeply touched to make this proposal to you believing that you are a person of intergrity.
I am the resident pastor incharge Gospel Deender Ministry at Budubura Refugee camp Accra Ghana.
I have one of my church faithfuls a displaced citizen of Democratic Repulblic of congo presently in the refugee camp.He told me in confidence that he inherited the sum of $750,000.00 seven hundred and fifty thousand
Dollars from his late father which is
presently deposited in a security/finance house with all the relevant documents covering the said deposit intact and would wish to invest this money in your country.
With all sense of responsibility,i will urge you to use your position and create an investment friendly enviroment for this my brother in the lord.
I will appreciate if you can get back to me as soon as possible.
Remain blessed in the lord until i hear from you.
Rev.Ebenezer Kofi'
And Rory's response was (god i hope you read this far as it is quite funny, and as a 70 year old it could be the oldest persons post)
Dear Ebenezer,
'Your letter has touched my heart in all verity. My utmost felicitations to you and your flock in the Lord.
My grandfather, an English sea-captain, was like yourself a man of great integrity. He embezzled half a million dollars from a church in Cape Town and left it in a trust account, which he transferred to me in his will to
return to a church charity in Africa - his conscience troubled him in his last days on earth and he clearly needed the ministrations of a good pastor like unto yourself. I have never touched the ill-gotten funds which, by
now would be worth well over a million dollars, given the interest that will
have accrued.
If you are willing to repay me twenty percent of the monies, then I will be able to transfer it to your Church so that you can continue your good work with the unfortunate refugees, some of whom appear to be astonishlingly
wealthy; which makes one wonder why they did not simply buy a passport from a corrupt official and fly to a luxury life in the Caribbean, rather than sitting in your back yard. Perhaps their consciences did not allow them to do such an evil deed. Or perhaps they wish to suffer in this life in order to lay up store in heaven.
Please send me a guarantee that you will repay me my commission on my grandfather's money and also all details of all your bank accounts and a specimen of your signature, so that I can commence the transfer.
Up-to-date bank account statements would also help me effect the transfer.
Yours in Christ,
Rory O'Connor.
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'Dear sir,
I am deeply touched to make this proposal to you believing that you are a person of intergrity.
I am the resident pastor incharge Gospel Deender Ministry at Budubura Refugee camp Accra Ghana.
I have one of my church faithfuls a displaced citizen of Democratic Repulblic of congo presently in the refugee camp.He told me in confidence that he inherited the sum of $750,000.00 seven hundred and fifty thousand
Dollars from his late father which is
presently deposited in a security/finance house with all the relevant documents covering the said deposit intact and would wish to invest this money in your country.
With all sense of responsibility,i will urge you to use your position and create an investment friendly enviroment for this my brother in the lord.
I will appreciate if you can get back to me as soon as possible.
Remain blessed in the lord until i hear from you.
Rev.Ebenezer Kofi'
And Rory's response was (god i hope you read this far as it is quite funny, and as a 70 year old it could be the oldest persons post)
Dear Ebenezer,
'Your letter has touched my heart in all verity. My utmost felicitations to you and your flock in the Lord.
My grandfather, an English sea-captain, was like yourself a man of great integrity. He embezzled half a million dollars from a church in Cape Town and left it in a trust account, which he transferred to me in his will to
return to a church charity in Africa - his conscience troubled him in his last days on earth and he clearly needed the ministrations of a good pastor like unto yourself. I have never touched the ill-gotten funds which, by
now would be worth well over a million dollars, given the interest that will
have accrued.
If you are willing to repay me twenty percent of the monies, then I will be able to transfer it to your Church so that you can continue your good work with the unfortunate refugees, some of whom appear to be astonishlingly
wealthy; which makes one wonder why they did not simply buy a passport from a corrupt official and fly to a luxury life in the Caribbean, rather than sitting in your back yard. Perhaps their consciences did not allow them to do such an evil deed. Or perhaps they wish to suffer in this life in order to lay up store in heaven.
Please send me a guarantee that you will repay me my commission on my grandfather's money and also all details of all your bank accounts and a specimen of your signature, so that I can commence the transfer.
Up-to-date bank account statements would also help me effect the transfer.
Yours in Christ,
Rory O'Connor.
JESUS CUNTING CHRISTCOCKSUCKING COMMIES ARE AT THE DOOR!
I didnt read that, but was that the correct
response?
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Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:03,
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I didnt read that, but was that the correct
response?
Oh Good...I'd hate to come out with the incorrect response to a stimulus....
Bannanacake
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Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:06,
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Bannanacake
my thoughts were roughly the samei didnt blaspheme though
and i didnt read it either
(and i didnt read it either
mostly harmless John Leslie raped me on,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:06,
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I yamgoing to have nightmare's now thanks a bundle
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theWooinator,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:16,
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words and words andwords and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words and words
( GTA,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:05,
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Haha!yay for wisdom!
edit: and worthy of a thread.
(edit: and worthy of a thread.
Kamikaze Stoat £4.09,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:06,
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This looks like the right placeYes you can:
experts.about.com/q/3204/2871842.htm
No you can't:
www.fisherpaykel.com/foodcare/freezer.html
Hope that clears everything up !
(experts.about.com/q/3204/2871842.htm
No you can't:
www.fisherpaykel.com/foodcare/freezer.html
Hope that clears everything up !
The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:08,
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Hmmm....I'll just eat them, I think.
( mother inferior - now fully in compliance with the Trades Descriptions Act, being both a mother and inferior,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:10,
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You could tryremoving the whites from the eggs.
Just wrap the sausagemeat round the yolks.
(That seems to be what the supermarkets do with their mini scotch eggs)
(Just wrap the sausagemeat round the yolks.
(That seems to be what the supermarkets do with their mini scotch eggs)
The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:25,
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Look at this...news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040309/ids_photos_wl/r3410020845.jpg&e=1&ncid=708
tell me, why Gollum ?
(tell me, why Gollum ?
Darryn.R,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:08,
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I don't know.But the photo was taken by someone called Sukree Sukplang.
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Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:11,
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just a hunchbut maybe he acts or looks like that nasty lil dude?
Thankyou.
/relurks
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Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:28,
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Thankyou.
/relurks
heh, tis funny.but couldn't you have made a wee webpage and put it on there then posted a tj linky? we'm like pickchures round these parts 'bor!
( baby wet ones,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:10,
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I thought it was 'We Love the Web'?Pictures are a main staple granted. But don't say that's *all* we do.
( cupboardy,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:34,
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hey:¬)
feel like doing that to PCs that don't have spam on them sometimes....
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Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:13,
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feel like doing that to PCs that don't have spam on them sometimes....
This destructive streakis grounded in your inate fear of bullrushes*
*taken from Mog's Bumper Book of Astrological Facts Vol IX
(*taken from Mog's Bumper Book of Astrological Facts Vol IX
mog,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:16,
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Summary anyone?Fucking text posts.... Does this person love or hate horses? I can't tell...
( mog,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:11,
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Doesn't mention horses at allHe just responded to the scammer in a similar way, saying he was an heir to a large fortune, but needs the capital upfront.
( magnum,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:12,
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Is this about horses? Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:13,
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Despite all the moaningthat's actually quite funny and well written.
And to keep the moaners happy: Now get your grandad a copy of photoshop and a pc
(And to keep the moaners happy: Now get your grandad a copy of photoshop and a pc
WhoElse I'm what Willis was talking about,
Tue 9 Mar 2004, 12:49,
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