Thankyou Hugh, and thankyou Boris,
I have emailed an alert to Anne.
Happy New year to all Members!
Peter Bright
Tasmania
--- In ClimateChangeAction@..., "Boris Branwhite"
<orchidman@...> wrote:
>
> yeah thats what i thought - but the scammers didnt leave an addy to
send money - can someone call benny?
>
>
> Now this IS original !!
>
> I gather that there are 'boiler rooms' in Nigeria who just pump this
stuff
> out - about the only employment that reasonably educated and
computer
> literate kids can make any money!
>
> (I'm getting porno ads from MY email address - and can't do anything
about it!
> and that seems to be from Russia)
>
> H
>
> >Hello Dear,
> >How are you doing today? I am sorry i didn't inform you about my
traveling
> >to Africa for a program called "Empowering Youth to Fight Racism,
> >HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking
place in
> >three major countries in Africa which is Ghana , South Africa and
Nigeria
> >. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present
condition that
> >i found myself is very hard for me to explain. I am really
> >stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in the Taxi
where my
> >money, passport, documents and other valuable things were kept on
my way
> >to the Hotel am staying, I am facing a hard time here because i
have no
> >money on me. I am now owning a hotel bill of $1050 and they wanted
me to
> >pay the bill soon else they will have to seize my bag and hand me
over to
> >the Hotel Management, I need this help from you urgently to help me
back
> >home, I need you to help me with the hotel bill and i will also
need $1250
> >to feed and help myself back home so please can you help me with a
sum of
> >$2300 to sort out my problems here? I need this help so much and on
time
> >because i am in a terrible and tight situation here, I don't even
have
> >money to feed myself for a day which means i had been starving so
please
> >understand how urgent i need your help.i have decided not tell my
family
> >so that they will not be worried.when I return I will tell them and
they
> >will understand. I am sending you this e-mail from the city
> >Library and I only have 30 min, I will appreciate what so ever you
can
> >afford to send me for now and I promise to pay back your money as
soon as
> >i return home so please let me know on time so that i can forward
you the
> >details you need to transfer the money through Money Gram or
Western
> >Union.Hope to hear from you.
> >Thank you.
>
>
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