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Bob #2

1635 posts in 412 days


52 days ago

I just got this important message from Dr Larry “loungelizard” Williams informing me of my good fortune.

I guess I was just lucky they found me cause they addressed it to “Dear Sir / Madam”

Apparently I was ”Adviced to recomfirm” too.

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Attn:Sir/Madam, It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Inheritance/Contract Funds would be released to you on a special method of payment which tag Name Reads “SWIFT CREDIT CARD”.You are Adviced to Re-comfirm YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, NEXT OF KIN. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO CLAIM YOUR FUND.

- Dr. Larry. Williams====
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Guess I’ll go out and get all new tools this morning.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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ChicoWoodnut

380 posts in 206 days


52 days ago

dude!

I cans haredley believs yur gud forchun.

Sincerely

Sir John Rothschild
UK

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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tenontim

620 posts in 135 days


52 days ago

Bob, if I cashed in all of those mails that I get, I’d be worth about $2 billion. I’ve been offered more money than is in the whole continent of Africa.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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Lee A. Jesberger

2093 posts in 370 days


52 days ago

Hi Bob;

Apparently we’re related. I’m getting some too!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Tony

520 posts in 421 days


52 days ago

Hi Bob

Interesting post – The LJ message advising me of your posting was put into my Junk/Spam mail box (not normal, in fact the first time ever) – There is something in the text that you copied from the original mail that my system does not like and it seems to have travelled with the LJ mail.

Clever people who make these spam mails, in getting information out of your system. Be warned people, do not even read this type of junk mail – the damage has been done before you know it.

I am getting around 50 junk mails a day at the present time. I would like to get hold of these people (spammers) and process them through some of my machines in the shop, but I am sure that there “thick skins” would damage the blades of the machines, and I am afraid to think what there “Hard Heads” would do to them!

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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GaryK

8183 posts in 379 days


52 days ago

Hang’um

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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kjwoodworking

104 posts in 278 days


52 days ago

On spam emails that I can get the return address for, I will sometimes insert that email address instead of my own for other spam emails. So hopefully they get crap mail too.

I have also filled the form they request out before with some colorful words in the name, address, and comments box.(maybe I’m spending too much time on the computer or getting to old and grumpy)

I would also like to mail an old dead fish in some of the return envelopes from junk snail mail.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

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Bob #2

1635 posts in 412 days


52 days ago

Tony:
+++++++++++++Interesting post – The LJ message advising me of your posting was put into my Junk/Spam mail box (not normal, in fact the first time ever) – There is something in the text that you copied from the original mail that my system does not like and it seems to have travelled with the LJ mail.

++++++++++++++++Most of the spam filters work by searching for strings of characters.
In this case the awful spelling is a dead giveaway for the filter.
+++++++++++++++++++++
Don’t be too worried yet as they have not figured out how to transcend themselves via text.

In a perfect world we would hunt them for sport. <g>

Lee, lets’ face it , we are just lucky kinna guys I guess! <g>

Cheers

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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ChicoWoodnut

380 posts in 206 days


52 days ago

There is some pretty funny stuff on the internet about these scams.

Here is one

And another

And these guys who like to play games with these fools

These people are criminals and they certainly don’t care if you send them return mail full of colorful words

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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darryl

674 posts in 717 days


52 days ago

it’s amazing that people do fall for this stuff!

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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Dadoo

1398 posts in 381 days


51 days ago

So what did ya buy with your inheritance/contract fund?

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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JimB

25 posts in 268 days


51 days ago

P.T.Barnum once said,” there’s a sucker born every minute.” And we tend to keep proving him correct.

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Boardman

64 posts in 152 days


51 days ago

Hey….it’s for real. I’m the one who died and I left you $10 million. I just couldn’t remember your name, son.

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Bob #2

1635 posts in 412 days


51 days ago

So what did ya buy with your inheritance/contract fund?

Dadoo—A villa in Nigeria!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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rikkor

6500 posts in 265 days


51 days ago

I certainly hope there is a special place in the netherworld for those spammers.

-- Maplewood, MN

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mrtrim

1484 posts in 271 days


51 days ago

Photobucket

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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Bob #2

1635 posts in 412 days


51 days ago

Now that’s funny!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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MsDebbieP

10984 posts in 551 days


35 days ago

that telemarketing pix is unbelievably funny… or unbelievable… or just plain funny.

Hey Uncle Bob… wanna share your inheritance/contract funds?

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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BrianM

114 posts in 143 days


35 days ago

I like the signature “Dr Larry Williams”

It should read “Dr Larry Williams BS”

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

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Jim Crockett

78 posts in 124 days


35 days ago

I just set up a GMail account and forward all mail from my ISP to my GMail address. GMail has some pretty good spam filters – in two weeks, I think three spam messages out of probably 200-300 slipped through. Then I just download my email as usual from GMail. Works great and I don’t have to look at/manually delete all of the BS!

Jim

They say it is tourist season here in Maine, but I have yet to discover where I have to go to get a license.

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Grumpy

3852 posts in 242 days


35 days ago

Tree-mend-ooose Bob, I is wheely glud yooouse strucked it wich.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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