--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > > I think it was Ken's waggish humor. > > > > > > > > Could be...you know him better than I!! However, since he's > > > > disappeared we don't know! Perhaps, Ken is bitter against the > > > > knowledge because he's Jewish, or perhaps he just hates me, > but > > > > then why take it out on knowledge and truth, why not dispute > them > > > > directly?? BillyG. > > > > > > Oh, BillyG, don't embarrass yourself. > > > > Right, BTW, that'll be $50. bucks for that little tidbit of > > information > > on karma you didn't know about!!! I take Visa OR MasterCard, take > > your > > pick! BillyG > > > > Future knowledge upgrades, prepaid only!! Please!! > > Your $50.00 charge reminds of a little prank I wanted to play on one > of those internet scam artists...but I found out I was too cheap to > do it. > > As I'm sure 100% of the readers of this forum have gotten the same > letters as me from those scam artists in Africa -- mostly from > Nigeria -- you'll all know what I am referring to: you get an > unsolicited email asking you to be an intermediary for a charity > organisation in their country and could you please cash a check for > them for a donation? And for your trouble you can keep 10% of the > proceeds. The idea is they have one of their cohorts actually mail > you a check, you deposit it in the bank and then before it has a > chance to clear they convince you because of the urgent need of the > charity that you are to please send them by international money > order the funds. > > So, I strung along one of the scam artists making them believe I > would co-operate and they emailed me back saying they were having a > donator send me a check for $3,500 of which I could keep 10%. I > would therefore be expected to send them $3, 150 and keep $350 for > my troubles. My brilliant idea? To actually send them an > international money order...not for $3,150 but for $3.15! I thought > that would send them into a frenzy and stir up all sorts of shit. > > But I didn't do it because it would have cost $20.00 for the money > order with Western Union and although I was willing to have a giggle > for $3.15 and maybe an extra $5.00 I wasn't going to pay $23.15...
Yeah, and not only that, but you have to actually be in contact with such low-life, and God knows where that would end up! I use to get those stupid emails too, gads. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
