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SPAM
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:15 pm
by Sean Hewitt
I received this today
from James Carter <
[email protected]>
to James Carter <
[email protected]>
date 3 March 2011 19:26
subject THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION, KINDLY CALL
Greetings.
If you are in the below list forwarded to our office by your State so if you are in the list of the THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION, KINDLY
NB.; Send your contact address for the courier delievery to,
DAC Delievery Dept
UN/US World Assistance Ltd,
Sub-Region Office
2 Plateaux Cocody,
Ivory Coast ( Cote D'Ivoire)
Email:
[email protected]
Contact Person; Mr. N.E.PRINCE
Get back to me once you have done this for me to order them for a collection and immediate despatch.
In God We Trust,
Dr. James Carter,
The UN/US Official Delegate to RBA.
Here is the submitted list, so chech if you or your family included and get back to me ASAP
Re: SPAM
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:38 pm
by cjdemooi
ANY PRINCE?
I think it sounds a little suspicious myself or that could just be because I'm bitter that I didn't get one
Re: SPAM
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:15 pm
by Sean Hewitt
I knew the ECF needed money, but I hadn't realised they'd resorted to scam emails!
Re: SPAM
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:32 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
I got one too - how can you send a message to chessplayers and spell "check" incorrectly?
Re: SPAM
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:23 pm
by Michael Jones
Perhaps because the sender is Czech?
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:41 am
by John Upham
Received the same message today.
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:59 am
by Jonathan Bryant
I haven't been sent it. I feel insulted.
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:49 am
by Alex McFarlane
Mine is different.
Greetings.
If you are in the below list forwarded to our office then get back to me for the GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE SEASON STARTS ON 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 WHICH WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH UNTIL 31ST OCTOBER 2011.
NB.; Send your contact address for the courier delievery to,
DAC Delievery Dept
UN/US World Assistance Ltd,
Sub-Region Office
2 Plateaux Cocody,
Ivory Coast ( Cote D'Ivoire)
Email:
[email protected]
Contact Person:
Prince E.N.U
Get back to me once you have done this for me to order them for a collection and immediate despatch.
In God We Trust,
Dr. James Carter,
The UN/US Official Delegate to RBA.
Tel +225 4696 8484
Here is the list provided to our office , so check if you are in the list.
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:52 am
by Gareth Harley-Yeo
Maybe you should reply with the address for Balmoral?
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:39 pm
by David Sedgwick
Alex McFarlane wrote:Mine is different.
I received the same version as Alex.
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:06 pm
by LozCooper
Sean Hewitt wrote:I received this today
Maybe "God help us" would be a more appropriate motto
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:36 pm
by cjdemooi
I still haven't got one. Nobody loves me
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:39 pm
by Alex Holowczak
LozCooper wrote:Sean Hewitt wrote:I received this today
Maybe "God help us" would be a more appropriate motto
This was on Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionnaire. Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen was asked what the motto of the United States was when translated from Latin. He lost £468,000 when he answered "In God We Trust". The question wanted him to say "One out of many", which is the Latin translation of "E pleribus unum", but it was never officially the motto of the United States.
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:31 pm
by Richard James
I haven't got one either, but am I bothered?
Only yesterday I won £654,000 in a lottery. Today was even better. A very nice man from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy told me that if I helped him transfer £20,000,000 he'd give me 40% of it. So I'm suddenly £8,654,000 better off. And then, even better news! A good-looking young girl called Brenda wants to start a relationship with me. So now I have someone to spend all that money on!
Re: SPAM
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:41 pm
by cjdemooi
Now I've got spam - hooray! (although it seems someone else has my job....)
Greetings,
I am the President of the English Chess Federation. We have checked
our records and discovered that you have overpaid your annual
subscriptions and are entitled to a refund of £4,250,012.
Kindly send your bank details to the following address so that we can
credit your account for this amount:
Rev. R. Slicker,
PO Box Bc4,
Nigeria.
Email:
[email protected]
Please do not delay!
Your servant,
Rev. R. Slicker, Life President of the English Chess Federation.