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<DIV>Bill Louw<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 8/7/10, Michael Rundell <I><michael.rundell@lexmasterclass.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Michael Rundell <michael.rundell@lexmasterclass.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Corpora-List] Please Respond!<BR>To: "Mike Scott" <mike@lexically.net>, corpora@uib.no<BR>Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 9:51 AM<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try a Googlefight between "at gun point" and "at a gun point" (25600 vs 293)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like trying to imagine P. saying "I am totally freaked out"...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some excellent data here</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mike@lexically.net href="http://us.mc653.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mike@lexically.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:mike@lexically.net">Mike Scott</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=corpora@uib.no href="http://us.mc653.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=corpora@uib.no" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:corpora@uib.no">corpora@uib.no</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 06, 2010 8:09 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Plus the language is not at all like Patrick's! .... These scammers need lessons in linguistic plausibility.<BR>Cheers -- Mike<BR><BR>On 06/08/2010 18:43, Patrick Hanks wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hello,<BR><BR>I am in a hurry writing you this mail. I traveled to UK wales for an urgent function and i got mugged at a gun point. It was a terrible experience. All cash and credit cards were stolen away from me. I reported to the police they asked me to wait for 2 weeks to carry out investigations. I am totally freaked out here.<BR>Right now, my return flight leaves 24hours from now. I am only telling you this because i do not want you to panic at all. just keep it the way have told you till i return back home.<BR>I am seriously having problems in settling my hotel bills which i have to clear before i can leave the hotel to avoid further embarrassment and to get a taxi down to the airport. Just wondering if you could loan me 1,800Pounds to settle my bills and to get a taxi down to the airport. I promise to pay back when i return back home today.<BR>Please you can help me send the money to my name and my present location because
i am only left with my passport to pick up the money.<BR><BR>Name: Patrick Hanks<BR>Address: Colwyn Bay, Clwyd LL28 4EP UK<BR><BR>Do let me know if you will be going to the western union outlet right now to send the money to my name and my present location and please dont forget to get back to me with the transfer details which is the senders information and the MTCN number.<BR><BR>I await your urgent response.<BR>Thanks so much and sorry to bother you.<BR>Patrick Hanks<BR><PRE><FIELDSET class=yiv1562651192mimeAttachmentHeader></FIELDSET>
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