[Corpora-List] Please Respond!

Sat Aug 7 20:47:50 UTC 2010

Yes. I've received an email from him today, saying IGNORE scam message 
and that he lost his inbox and contact info and is slowly reconstructing 
from his sent email. Ironically, he chose his gmail account because he 
felt he was getting less spam.

    Ken

Bill Louw wrote:
> Sorry to disturb the analysis, but is Patrick safe?
>  
> Bill Louw
>
> --- On *Sat, 8/7/10, Michael Rundell 
> /<michael..rundell at lexmasterclass.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Michael Rundell <michael.rundell at lexmasterclass.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Corpora-List] Please Respond!
>     To: "Mike Scott" <mike at lexically.net>, corpora at uib.no
>     Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 9:51 AM
>
>     
>     Try a Googlefight between "at gun point" and "at a gun point"
>     (25600 vs 293)
>      
>     I like trying to imagine P. saying "I am totally freaked out"...
>      
>     Some excellent data here
>      
>     Michael
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Mike Scott
>         <http://us.mc653.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mike@lexically.net>
>         *To:* corpora at uib.no
>         <http://us.mc653.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=corpora@uib.no>
>         *Sent:* Friday, August 06, 2010 8:09 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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>
>         -- 
>         Mike Scott
>
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