[Corpora-List] Please Respond!

[Linda Bawcom]

I got one of these supposedly from my sister.  For those of us who are 
accustomed to dealing with foreign students and thus recognize mistakes, scams 
such as these  (i.e. banks, IRS, password problems) are easy to spot. My niece 
reported this to the police. The concern is how the person managed to get the 
contact addresses. I had heard that if you begin your e-mail contact list with 
000 (something like 0000 at somemadeupURL.com )then it is more difficult to get the 
rest of your contact list, but I don't know if that's true (or any longer true). 


Best,
Linda




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From: Mike Scott <mike at lexically.net>
To: corpora at uib.no
Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 2:09:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Corpora-List] Please Respond!

Plus the language is not at all like Patrick's! .... These scammers need lessons 
in linguistic plausibility.
Cheers -- Mike

On 06/08/2010 18:43, Patrick Hanks wrote: 
Hello,
>
>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.
>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.
>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.
>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.
>
>Name: Patrick Hanks
>Address: Colwyn Bay, Clwyd LL28 4EP UK
>
>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.
>
>I await your urgent response.
>Thanks so much and sorry to bother you.
>Patrick Hanks
>
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