On Jul 17, 2011, at 2:38 PM, John D wrote: > and then there was this, in the New Yorker: > http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/05/15/060515fa_fact?printable=true
It never fails to amaze me when nominally intelligent, aware people fall for these transparently fraudulent schemes, cheerfully allying themselves with dictators or thieves. Since we manage the mail servers we see lots of these come through. There aren't many of them claiming to be family members of ousted brutal dictators anymore, they're split between the 'I am dying of cancer and want you to spread my fortune to the needy' , 'I am a bank employee, and a depositor with a huge balance has died without heirs, and I want your help to steal it ' (and I've seen it put as baldly as that) and the 'I am an American Soldier in [Iraq|Afghanistan] with $65 Millions (US) that I need your help smuggling out of the country.' versions. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
