Lowbridge Rules.
John Williams - great composer - scam artist - not so much....
A friend of mine lost a huge amount of money to these Nigerian scammers, and refuses to admit that she was taken. She claims that the people she was dealing with - and gave tens of thousands to - were genuine, but were prevented by circumstances beyond their control from delivering the money to her. Last I heard from her, the money was in a NYC airport, just awaiting yet another payment from her to get it released...
“I’m your long lost father, Kmo.
You owe me, big time, for your existence.
$3 million would suffice to assuage the pain I’ve suffered over the yearz, without you”
Ask John Williams to autograph your copy of the “Star Wars” movie soundtrack before he gets away.
I got one better than that. Here it is from my spam folder:
Travel to the best places of my body!
My body will be all yours!
It sucks to be ignored!
See my pics here
Take my hand and let’s get it started!
Then I saw it was a Bill Clinton email fundraising letter.
;)
Well, hey there Kev, old buddy. How about sending me enough money to buy a new used car to get back and forth to college?
(my old wreck finally quit on me)
Come on. That ain’t asking for too much, is it?
TAKE THE CURTAIN!
Wait guys! This one may be real. I mean, it does say it comes from the United Nations, so......
The best one I ever got was about a Nigerian astronaut who had been left in space for lack of funds. They were soliciting funds to send up a rocket to bring him down.
It was funnier than the typical Nigerian scam, which promises millions for a small facilitation fee.
Scammers used to ask for a check but now they ask for a checking account number into which they can deposit funds. Give it to them and watch your funds disappear. We may joke about this but many people become victims, especially in this electronic age. Remember to guard your personal information, especially if the person asking should already have it. That said, I am appalled by the amount of personal information that can be found online, the ease with which hackers invade corporate files, and question if anything is really safe.