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Old 5/13/2009, 08:50 AM
Brad Kenney Brad Kenney is offline
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Default Is Siemens The New Nigerian Prince?

Just got this in my email inbox:

The Siemens International Programme. Therefore you have been
approve for a lump sum payout (£750.000.00 GBP), Pounds
Sterling in the Siemens International Program.

Please fill the form below and send it to our payment
department with the contact given below.

Send you infomation

Email(siemensdept01@btinternet.com)

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Phone Number:
6.Country:

Mrs Rose Wood
(Information Officer)


Interesting to pick Siemens, when their earnings reports have been decidedly mixed, at best. However, the message is so chopped up and jumbled that it could actually be the work of the communications department at any major manufacturer.
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Old 5/15/2009, 08:51 AM
MichaelBP MichaelBP is offline
 
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Default Re: Is Siemens The New Nigerian Prince?

You might get a kick out of one fellow's extended correspondence with others engaged in the the same type of Nigerian scam. I'm rather amazed that he actually went to the bother to answer some of these, but his creative replies are pretty amusing just the same . . .

http://www.scifi-jackson.com/nigerian_scam_replys.html
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