Thursday 28 February 2008

More Nigerian Sacams - this one from Benin.

So, round one of the rip off is only $93. How much for round 2?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Barr.Hill Johnson
Date: 26 Feb 2008 23:52
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT $850, 000.00
To: undisclosed-recipients




(BARRISTER HILL JOHNSON & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
69 BP 875 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Dearest Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Paraguay to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $93.00 Us Dollars to received your package .Don't be deceived by any body This is there Contact Address Contact Dr.Samuel Obinna, Director GLOBAL MAX DELIVERY COMPANY Benin Republic. E-mail;(glomaxbeninrepublic01100@yahoo.fr) Phone number +229-930-61-066.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them as below:

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your draft registration number ---------EM 5207439

Send this to them to avoid any mistake in the delivering. Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft from the company.

Best Regards
Barr.Hill Johnson

Wednesday 27 February 2008

Shoe spam...

What's next? Socks?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marissa Haskins"
To: xxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:51 PM
Subject: ***** SUSPECTED SPAM ***** Men & Women Designer Footwear Chanel


>
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>
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----- Original Message -----
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To my doctor?

Then why is it in my inbox?

Stupid spammers!

----- Original Message -----
To: Your doctor
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:31 AM
Subject: ***** SPAM ***** Man's response

Just a few words about Viagra

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longer associated with aged men. Young men are also not far from its upshots.
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Tuesday 26 February 2008

Was ist das?

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: BiGirl26
Date: 25 Feb 2008 09:34
Subject: Bitte melde Dich!
To: Netter Kerl , Prima Kerl , Freund

Hallo!

Habe Dir schonmal geantwortet auf deine Mail, aber es kam keine Reaktion mehr von Dir. Hast Du kein Interesse mehr an einem geiles Sexdate mit mir?
Ich suche noch immer geile erotische Abenteuer.

Melde Dich über meine Homepage bei mir:
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Auf meiner privaten Homepage findest Du auch Fotos von mir, ich hoffe das ich Dir gefalle. Oder hast Du dich vielleicht deshalb nicht gemeldet? Gefalle ich Dir nicht?

Würde mich sehr freuen wenn Du dich meldest. Auf meine Homepage findest Du auch ne Telefonnummer ;-) Ruf ruhig mal an... Freue mich auf Dich!


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Spam with a threat at the bottom!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: GMail Sender
Date: 10 Mar 2008 19:24
Subject: SEND ADS TO MILLIONS OF GMAIL OPT-IN MEMBERS INSTANTLY!
To:

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Monday 25 February 2008

IRS Phishing Scam

Some clues that this is a scam:

1. I am not in the USA, never have been and am not owed any money by the IRS.
2. I'm sure the IRS would know the word was "indicted", not "indicated"
3. Why would the IRS have a link in their email to spanishmegapixel.com?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Internal Revenue Service
Date: 25 Feb 2008 22:56
Subject: Tax refund (Message ID L9275543)
To:



A Secure Way to Receive Your Tax Refund

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $873.20.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 days in order to
process it.


A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here


Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time.
Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated.



Regards,
Internal Revenue Service


Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Sunday 24 February 2008

Spam's not just unsolicited commercial email

There's an interesting discussion going on at AdlandPro about spamming forums and social networking sites. Basically, spam doesn't work. It's a pointless exercise that just chews up bandwidth and makes the sender look like an idiot.

http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/941397/ShowThread.aspx

Lagos is the CAPITAL of Nigeria

What's with the CAPSLOCK guys? Here are two Nigerian Scam emails. I wonder why it's all in caps? Gives me the shits just looking at it!

Note: If you get an email like this, do not respond. It is a scam.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bar. Bola Ige.
Date: 24 Feb 2008 06:36
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT
To: xxx

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT
GARKI-ABUJA NIGERIA.
mrmusamorris4@yahoo.dk

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE
FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THEFUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.PRESIDENT,UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FBI.(FEDERAL BEAREAU OF INVESTIGATION)

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($2,500.00USD)PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENT CENTER.

MR.Mr Musa Morris ON HIS EMAIL :mrmusamorris4@yahoo.dk
TELEPHONE:+234-8028163825
AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT YOUR CARD TO BE POSTED TO:
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD2.5MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON
ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF
IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU

OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS
CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

KINDEST REGARDS,

Barr. Bola Ige.
SENATE PRESIDENT

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

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ALLEN
Date: 24 Feb 2008 18:44
Subject: MR HENRY ALLEN
To:

MR HENRY ALLEN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE(IVORY COAST)
henry_03ci@yahoo.fr
Private Number.+22506119120


I AM MR HENRY ALLEN, A STAFF OF ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIR(IVORY COST)I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($22.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO OUR FINANCIAL BENEFIT.
THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMER IN OUR BANK.THE MAN'S NAME IS CALLED MR MARK GARCIA WHO LEAVE AND DIE IN This country. A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE NEARLY SEVEN YEARS AGO. HE DIED ON HIS WAY TO THE AIRPORT ON ONE OF HIS BUSINESS TRIP WITH ALL HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.

AND SINCE THEN, NO ONE HAS COME EITHER AS HIS NEXT OF KIN OR FAMILY MEMBERS TO LAY CLAIM TO HIS BANK ACCOUNT AND PROPERTY, NOW I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO IT.

THIS FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY,YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS A RELATIVE OF THE DECEASED OR HIS NEXT OF KIN. AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES? OF MR MR MARK GARCIA AND HIS PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

I WANT YOU ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEAL WHICH I WANT YOU TO TREAT WITH ALL URGENCE, THAT IS THE REASON WHY I HAVE CONTACT YOU.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAILL ADDRESS BELOW.

THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

henry_03ci@yahoo.fr
BEST REGARDS,
MR HENRY ALLEN

More watch spam

From: "Waldo Wooten" <KipsunfishNoel@onemorelevel.com>
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: ***** SPAM ***** affordable prices rolex

>
> All kind of luxury timepiece... Offered at Rock Bottom Prices!
>
> http://cobiakindper.com/
>

Saturday 23 February 2008

Nigeria goes Italian

Note: This is a Nigerian Scam designed to get your personal details, then to lure you into parting with your money on the false promise of receiving the sum mentioned in the email. If you get one of these, do not respond.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: FOUNDATION DE ITALY
Date: 23 Feb 2008 02:19
Subject: Grant/Donation
To: undisclosed-recipients

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and
millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected
among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of
US$2,500,000.00(Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
as charity
donations/aid from the Vittorio Foundation, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in
accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all
beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000
internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area inwhich you
might have purchased something from).You are required to contact the
Foundation officer below for qualification, documentation and
processing of your claims. After contacting our office, you will be
given your donation pin number,which you will use in collecting the funds.
Please
endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in
all discussions.

You are advice to also to provide the for him the following details.

Your Full Names..................Your Complete Address............
Cell Phone Number................Home Phone Number................
Occupation.......................Nationality......................


Foundation officer Mr Osayi Omede
Email:osayiomede@hotmail.com

Regards,
Mrs. Paula Hamilton.

Watch this spam

----- Original Message -----
To: F. Muller Watches
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: [SPAM]***** SPAM ***** Patek Philippe Replicas

NEW WATCH SHOP!

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These affordable imitations make you look rich at a fraction of the cost.
Choose from any of the following replica watches
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BVLGARI, CARTIER, CHOPARD, FRANK MULLER, IWC, PANERAI, PATEK PHILIPPE,
TAG HEUER, TECHNOMARINE AND VACHERON.

Enter our shop!

Friday 22 February 2008

Get to know Viagra

----- Original Message -----
From: Sexual Activity
To: Phenomenal
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: ***** SPAM ***** No embarrassment


Get to know Viagra:

Viagra (sildenafil citrate) is a blue colored pill.
It is a FDA approved prescription drug for erectile dysfunction.
It works by increasing blood flow to the penis.
It helps men to achieve and maintain an erection for sexual activity.
It works with sexual stimulation to cause erections.
Viagra can be taken only once a day
Buy it here!

Thursday 21 February 2008

False pretenses

So, she's seen my ad on AdlandPro. I have an AdlandPro account, but it's not linked to this email address, so it seems this is just another ruse designed to make this person's spam email seem legitimate.

Clever, but not clever enough.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sharon Kingston
Date: 21 Feb 2008 16:12
Subject:
To: xxx

Hi there, I have seen your ad on AdlandPro and want to invite you to a very special call
tonight at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern! Our mentorship group has created a way to get
unlimited targeted prospects for ANY Home business and they are always 100% Free.
Here is the link to register for the call: http://www.successblueprint.biz/?id=Gismo1
Hope to have you there.
Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!
Sharon

OMG! More spam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: rollup@mypowerlife.net
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:40:53 UT
Subject: OMG, 17,250 dollars…
To: xxx

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The senders details are listed below. They have indicated that
you have opted in for more information through their site or
one of their partner sites.

To be removed from this users list or to notify us that this
was unsolicited please see the link below.


Residual Systems
PO Box 7361 - 101719 San Francisco, CA 94120-7361

http://rollup.mypowerlife.net/rm/?b=bmFub3VrZW5hdG9yQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==

Bachelor of Spamology

Again... why would a reputable organisation use spam as a marketing method?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Clyde Randall
Date: 21 Feb 2008 00:21
Subject: Earn a University Degree based on your professional experience.
To: xxx

A Genuine University Degree in 4-6 weeks!
Have you ever thought that the only thing stopping you from a great job
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Leave a message 24 hours a day,
7 days a week including Sundays and Holidays

Wednesday 20 February 2008

Lotto Scam Spam

Note from me:
Don't respond to lotto scams. If you didn't buy a ticket or are not a member of a lotto syndicate you have not won anything. All these people want is for you to send them money as a "claim fee" and then you'll never hear from them again after you've been fleeced.

If you want to win lotto, buy a ticket or join a syndicate.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mrs Angela <.t_cashcraft@yahoo.com>
Date: 19 Feb 2008 03:29
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To:

Dreamfield National Lottery
124B Arcadian Mall, Woodgreen
London, UK
Tel +44-703-194-3643
+44-703-194-3643

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EALP/66-CAW662005

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to announce you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the
DREAMFIELD NATIONAL LOTTERY draw held on 16TH OF FEBURIARY 2008. All 6
winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 40,000
international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 5 others as a
3rd category winner in this month's draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
?1,500,000 Pounds( one million five hundred thousand pounds) only. The
following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 30, 14, 29, 21, 48, 11
(ii) Email ticket number: 163-0-3251
(iii) Lotto batch number: 328-3GD
(iv) File Ref. number: EALP/66-CAW662005

Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:

Mr. Sharon Cole,
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
DREAMFIELD NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Tel +44-703-194-3643
+44-703-194-3643
Email: fiduciary.unit1@yahoo.co.uk

For as speedy processing of your claims, please include the follOwing
information in your mail to your claims officer, the enclosed form therein
been the claims application form:

PAYMENT AND RELEASE ORDER FORM

THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,
FOR
VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

BENEFICIARY FIRST
NAME..........................................................
BENEFICIARY LAST
NAME............................................................
RESIDENTIAL
ADDRESS...............................................................
TEL. NUMBER./FAX
NO................................................................
EMAIL
ADDRESS.......................................................................

NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS........................ ...............
...
AMOUNT
WON.............................................................................
OCCUPATION..............................................................................


Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Sincerely,
Mr wall Smith.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, UK.
124B Arcadian Mall, Woodgreen
London, UK

N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4.Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.

Fake Rolex Spam

I guess why go to Bangkok for fake Rolexes when you can buy one from a spammer?



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ingemar pup
Date: 19 Feb 2008 23:13
Subject: Rolex
To: xxx

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replicas

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Tuesday 19 February 2008

Spam Free Day :)

The unimaginable has finally happened. Today there was no spam at all in my inbox.

Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.. or rather, not come!

Monday 18 February 2008

Real Nigerians from Nigeria!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nancy Engen
Date: 15 Feb 2008 21:32
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
To:

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in
respect of your contract /inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the Non-
executive Board Members in this bank in all your attempts to secure the
release of your fund. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to
stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a
solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through
our swift card payment center {Asia pacific}, that is the latest instruction
from our new elected president who was sworn in on the 29 of May 2007 as the
new president of Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua and
the Directors Central Bank of Nigeria, this card center will send you an
VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your money, but the maximum
withdrawal is six thousand dollars per day.

To receive your funds immediately through this way, please contact the card
payment center with the following information’s for accuracy check.

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number,
3. Address where you would like to receive your VISA CARD (P.O box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. A copy of your identity

PLEASE CONTACT DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SWIFT CARD CENTER (CBN)
Name: DR. MORGAN YURI
E-mail: customercare@swiftpaymentcentre.com

The card payment center has been mandated to issue out USD$10,000,000.00
{Ten million USD} credited into your card as your part payment for this fiscal year.
Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other
persons or offices. This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Note that
because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is
(CLIENT NO: CBN: 6699/00) you must have to indicate this code when contacting
the card center.

Thanks for your co-operation,

Sincerely,
MRS NANCY ENGEN
(Secretary Board of Directors) (CBN).

Sunday 17 February 2008

Hong Kong the new Nigeria?

Note: If you get something similar to this, do not respond. It is a scam designed to milk your cash.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam for more information.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: rlucero@satx.rr.com
Date: 17 Feb 2008 01:52
Subject: HELLO
To:



FROM: Mr.Liu Yan
Bank of China Ltd.
13/F. Bank of China Tower
1 Garden Road,
Hong Kong.

To whom it may concern:

I have a transaction of mutual benefits, which I like to share with
you. It involves an amount of Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only,in our Bank, which I like to acquire with
your help and you will be compensated adequately as your commission.
If you are interested please reply instantly with your contact
information and forward your telephone number so we may discuss and
I shall provide you with the details of this transaction.

If interested send your response to my personalemail
address:mrliuyan_32@yahoo.com.hk

Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Liu Yan.

Saturday 16 February 2008

Work At Home Spam

----- Original Message -----
From: "davidde percival" <palmer@ibm.com>
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:27 AM
Subject: Work At Home

>
> Hi there.
>
> We're looking for representatives in the US. Average compensation is $70.000/yr.
> No fees, nothing, only your strong desire to work and make money.
>
> Please visit our site to sign up for this program, for free.
>
> http://foxljo.freehyperspace2.com
>
> Thank you for your attention.
>

Friday 15 February 2008

What about the women?

NB: This is a scam. If you pay them, they will send you information on how to scam others the same way they scammed you. Thus turning you into a scammer too.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Non Stop Offer
Date: 15 Feb 2008 03:28
Subject: Unstoppable Income From Home
To:

Hello Businessmen,
Orders havent stopped since I started. I stay home
and Make $15 for every e-mail I process online.
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Follow our simple system & do the following below
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Thursday 14 February 2008

A new one - this time I've won a BMW!

NB: This is a scam. If you get an email like this, DO NOT respond.


--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NOTIFICATION CENTER
Date: 14 Feb 2008 05:52
Subject: BMW AUTOMOBILE 2008 PRIZE NOTIFICATION
To: winners@bmw.com

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
77 Park Lane, W1k7TP, London
United Kingdom.

We are glad to inform you of the draws recently held from the BMW AUTOMOBILE PROMOTION OFFICE in the city of London of the UNITED KINGDOM, Your email address attach to ticket number:5647600545188 was drawn the lucky winning electronic mail for a cash prize of £500,000.00( Five Hundred Thousand Britain Pounds Sterlings) from this promotion.

You are to contact Barr. Albert Moore on :
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Tel: +44 70457 10621

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Another PayPal Phish

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DO NOT click any of the links!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: PayPal
Date: 14 Feb 2008 05:18
Subject: Notification from Billing Department
To:










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More Dodgy Recruitment Spam

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To:
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:26 AM
Subject: From Lithuania

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From me??

For this one, they even spoofed it to make it look like it came from my own email address!

How rude!

----- Original Message -----
From: xxx
To: ccc
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:25 AM
Subject: Monthly Newsletter - February For <xxx>





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Tuesday 12 February 2008

Subject: You Are A Certified Winner

And You are a Certified Scammer!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: British Online Lottery
Date: 11 Feb 2008 22:00
Subject: You Are A Certified Winner
To: undisclosed-recipients

BRITISH ONLINE
British Online Lottery
P. O. Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: BOL/101OXI/02
Batch: 16/211/0374
11th February, 2008.

WINNING NOTIFICATION



We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the British online Sweepstakes
International program held on 11th February, 2008. which was co-hosted by
major domain providers like YAHOO ,HOTMAIL, and other well known domain
providers, thereby giving every email user the legibility
and opportunity to be randomly selected for the prize.This means your email
address registered you for the game.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
((13)-(43)-(06)-(15)-(02)-(40)bonus # (09),which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file BOL/9023118308/03 This is from a
total cash prize of £5,000,000 shared amongst the first Twenty (20) lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the
online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place
weekly. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £250,000 (Two
hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any
of our affiliated securities/couriers companies. Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Please be warned. To begin the claiming process of
your prize you are to contact our accredited claims officer with the
information you shall find below

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

Mr. WIlliams Ford
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom
E-mail: agent_ford6@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: +44 704 571 5859

======================================================================
Provide him with these following details with which he will begin the
processing of your winnings.

1.Name in full.
2.Address.
3.Nationality.
4.Age.
5.Occupation.
6.Phone/Fax.
7.Present Country.
8.Fax [optional].
9.Email address.
10.Sex.
11.Monthy Income.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Steffan .K. Lloyds.
Online coordinator for British ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Programe
_________________________________________________________
This mail sent using V-webmail - http://www.v-webmail.org

Another Lotto Scam

Don't be taken in by scams like these. I'll say it again... If you didn't buy a ticket or join a syndicate, you didn't win anything. These people just want to take your money and run.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: POWERBALL ONLINELOTTERY
Date: 12 Feb 2008 02:46
Subject: Ref Nr:PBL/CN/6654/CP
To:
Cc: list not shown

POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game 2008
Date: FEB, 11th, 2008
Ref Nr:PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consultation Prize Winner,

Dear Winner

This is to notify you that you have won ($2,million US Dollars) only,in our online email lottery in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by computerised balloting, powered by the Internet.Your email address was amongst those chosen for this period.

RefNr:PBL/CN/6654/CP

fill the following information below and send it to this email address:

Email:power_ball2008@hotmail.com

1,FULL NAME ...............

2,YOUR ADDRESS...............

3,TELEPHONE NUMBER ............

4,COUNTRY/NATIONALITY.............

7.We have two major options of delivering winnings to our winners at
Powerball lottery,please we will like you to indicate the option thatis preferable to you as stated below:

1) TRAVELLING TO THE PAYMENT CENTRE FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight
itinerary to confirm your arrival/appointment
Date}:.....................................................

(2)by courier service:...................................................

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers and Name in any cor espondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lotteryprogram.

To claim your prize, please contact:

Fiduciary Agent
Mr James Cole,
Email:power_ball2008@hotmail.com

Really?

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Two earthquakes, measuring 6.3 and 6.0 on the Richter

Q: Can we talk? A: No!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lessie Weaver" <a-1096@aakcorp.com>
To:
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:04 AM
Subject: Can we talk?

> Hello! I am bored today. I am nice girl that would like to chat with you. Email me at Brianna@EHealThies.info only, because I am using my friend's email to write this. If you would like to see some of my pictures.
>

Spam with apology.. How civilised!

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To:
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Sunday 10 February 2008

Fondation De Farce!

I guess by posting this I've not complied with the request to keep this confidential... Oh well...

NB: If you get anything like this, it IS A SCAM. Don't respond to it.

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: FONDATION DE FRANCE
Date: 8 Feb 2008 16:39
Subject: GOOD DAY
To:

THE FONDATION DE FRANCE(FDF)
http://www.fdf.org
16 Rue Lanterne,
Lyon 69001, France.

The Fondation De France(FDF) would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business
development.

The FDF, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now supported by the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth,educational, and community development.

In conjunction with the ECOWAS, UNO and the EU, We are giving out a yearly donation of S$1,350,000.00 (One million, Three hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars only) each to 100 lucky recipients.

You are required to contact the Executive Secretary below, for qualification documentation and processing of your claims. After contacting our office, you will be given your donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to quote
your Qualification numbers (FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussions.

1. FULL NAMES:
2. ADDRESS:
3. CITY:
4. STATE:______ ZIP:
5. ANNUAL INCOME:
6. COUNTRY:
7. SEX:
8. AGE:
9. MARITAL STATUS:
10.OCCUPATION:
11.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
12.TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Contact information below:
_____________________________________
Executive Secretary- Mr. Totti Pedro
Email: fondaziondivittori@hotmail.com
_____________________________________

Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the EU, ECOWAS, UNO. You are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation, as there have been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation.


Regards.
Mrs. Claudia Lauren

Oh.. well, if it's already paid for... Geez!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: anthonyben
Date: 10 Feb 2008 00:45
Subject: Contact (Gsp Courier Company) For Your Packages
To:

Attention Dear,

I have Paid for the delivery fee of your Cheque Draft.but the manager
of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the cheque will get to you it
will expire.So i told him to cash $850.000.00 all the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $850,000.00 in cash was made with Gsp
Courier Company Benin Rep

Be inform that they are some documents to be secured and i have done
that, also all the Certificate that will lead the Box to your
Doorstep has been issued to me by the Fedral Ministary of Finance
here in Benin. The only fee you have to send to them is $95 usd which
will serve as the insurance fee and claims of affadvite to enable
them deliver the parcel to your given address.

Do contact them and let me know when you have recieve your fund,
below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to
you immediately.

Gsp Courier Company
Director Dr. Frank Gomez
Telephone==229 -93859941/ 00229-9755-08-63
Email===(gspcouriercompany1@netcourrier.com)

1.Your Full Name
2.Your current mailing addresss
3.Your current Telephone Number
4.Update them with the nearest international airport
and local airport to your given address

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consisty
Our fund that i deposited in the (GSP) courier company so that we can
share the joy togerther.

NB; Please mind the pin codes so that they don't misplace your
consignment

PIN CODE: ZMB 101/68/50/SOUTH AFRICA.
BATCH NO: 40/Z/2007/S.A. VIA. USA.

Best Regards
Mr Anthony Ben

Why don't I believe these claims?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
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Saturday 9 February 2008

This one will never die, it seems

----- Original Message -----
From: "Freeman Mendez"
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: What are you up to?


> Hello! I am tired tonight. I am nice girl that would like to chat with you. Email me at Agneta@EHealThies.info only, because I am using my friend's email to write this. I want to show you some pictures.
>

Friday 8 February 2008

Lotto Scam

Note from me:
Don't respond to lotto scams. If you didn't buy a ticket or are not a member of a lotto syndicate you have not won anything. All these people want is for you to send them money as a "claim fee" and then you'll never hear from them again after you've been fleeced.

If you want to win lotto, buy a ticket or join a syndicate.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Machalova.Alena@seznam.cz
Date: 7 Feb 2008 23:10
Subject: Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
To:
Cc: list not shown


POWERBALL LOTTO
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CYOYDON.UK
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Coupon No PBL/2348974321

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
We happily announce to you the draw of the POWERBALL LOTTO International programs held on the 7th of february 2008 in UK. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial number5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 7 -10-25 -32 -41 -22 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.You are therefore beenapproved to claim a total sum 500,000.00GBP (five hundred thousand,Poundssterling)in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US 125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty(50) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this,your 500,000.00GBP (five hundred thousand,Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Ireland.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by omeunscrupulous elements, Please be WARNED.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.Good luck from me and members of staff of the POWERBALL LOTTO Overseas Claims Unit.

United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Contact

Person:David Chambers
Email davidchamber12@gmail.com
TEL: +447031931701
Fex: +447006012979

FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR FOLLOW UP
1.TEL:......................2.SEX:.........................


3.AGE:......................4.NAME:........................


5.OCCUPATION:................6.Country.....................

7.We have two major options of delivering winnings to our winners at Powerball lottery,please we will like you to indicate the option that is preferable to you as stated below:

1) TRAVELLING TO THE PAYMENT CENTRE FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight itinerary to confirm your arrival/appointment
Date}:.....................................................

(2) by courier
service:...................................................

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers and Name in any corespondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Susan Smith

A wordy and poorly formatted Nigerian scam in disguise

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andrew Bailey
Date: 8 Feb 2008 11:30
Subject: I await your response
To: xxx

Reply-To: adrewb@yahoo.dk

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Message-Id: <20080208000036.9770a2ad83@www49.safesecureweb.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:00:36 -0500 (EST)



Good day partner,

I am Andrew Bailey of International Private Banking at BANK OF ENGLAND. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investment he placed under our banks management three years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2000, the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of eight million three hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of
the private banking sector, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank. We met on numerous occasions prior to any investments being placed. I encouraged him to consider various growth funds with prime ratings. The favored route in my advice to customers is to start by assessing data on 6000 traditional stocks and bond managers and 2000 managers of alternative investments. Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over ten million United States Dollars, this margin was not the full potential of the fund but he desired low risk guarantied returns on investments. In mid 2001, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in here in the United Kingdom. He directed that I liquidate the funds and deposit it with a security firm in here London. I informe
d him that HSBC would have to make special arrangements to have this done and in order not to circumvent due process, the bank would have to make a 9.5 % deduction from the funds to cater for banking and statutory charges. He complained about the charges but later came around when I explained to him the complexities of the task he was asking of us. Cash movement across boarders has become especially strict since the incidents of 9/11. I contacted my affiliate in here in London and made the funds available to the security firm. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds deposited at the London based security consultancy firm, Mayfair Securities Co. Mayfair Securities Co is a specialist private firm that accepts deposits from high net worth individuals and blue chip corporations that handle valuable products or undertake transactions that need immediate access to cash. This small and highly private organizati
on is familiar especially to the highly placed and well-connected organizations. In line with instructions, the money was deposited with Mayfair Securities Co. The deceased told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his arrival from Norway later that week. This was the last communication we had, this transpired around 25th February 2003. In June last year, we got a call from Mayfair Securities Co informing us that the activity of that particular portfolio. This was an astounding position as far as I was concerned, given the fact that I managed the private banking sector I was the only one who knew about the deposit at Mayfair Securities Co, and I could not understand why the deceased had not come forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate the deceased. I immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations department of Bristol & West. Four days later, information started to trickle in, apparently our client was dead. A pers
on who suited his description was declared dead of a heart attack in Cannes, South of France. We were soon enough able to identify the body and cause of death was confirmed. The bank immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous. This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate next of kin. Private banking client
s apart from not nominating next of kin also usually in most cases leave wills in our care, in this case; the deceased died without a testate. In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed away, we instituted our own investigations in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate. This investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We have scanned every continent and used our private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem. It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased. My official capacity dictates that I am the only party to supervise the investigation and the only party to receive the results of the investigation. What this means, you being the last batch of names we have considered, is that our dear late fellow died with no known or identifiable family member. This leaves me as the only person with the full picture of w
hat the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit. According to practice, Mayfair Securities Co will by the end of this financial year broadcast a request for statements of claim to Bristol & West, failing to receive viable claims they will most probably revert the deposit back to Bristol & West. This will result in the money entering the Bristol & West accounting system and the portfolio will be out of my hands and out of the private banking division. This will not happen if I have my way. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. I alone
have the deposit details and they will release the deposit to no one unless I instruct them to do so. I alone know of the existence of this deposit for as far as Bristol & West is concerned, the transaction with our late customer concluded when I sent the funds to Mayfair securities, all outstanding interactions in relation to the file are just customer services and due process. Mayfair Securities Co has no single idea of what’s the history or nature of the deposit. They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to any party that comes forward. This is the situation. This bank has spent great amounts of money trying to track this man’s family; they have investigated for months and have found no family. The investigation has come to an end. My proposal; you share similar details to the late fellow; I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct Mayfair Securities Co to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the d
eposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50.I would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line to me and my involvement in claiming the deposit. I assure you that I could have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to the deceased I will then officially communicate with Mayfair Securities Co and instruct them to release the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done. The alternative would be for us to have Mayfair Securities Co direct the funds to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need for you to think of receiving the money from Mayfair Securities Co. We can fine-tune this based on our interactions. I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you fi
nd no interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this but people like myself who have made tidy sums out of comparable situations run the whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total control of my destiny. These chances won’t pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportu
nities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Let’s share the blessing. If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this same email account. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email account. Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also through this email address. I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines are not secure l
ines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learnt from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.

I await your response. Email: adrewb@yahoo.dk

Andrew Bailey.