After Grog Blog: PISS OFF, PAL

Like giving money away? Don't want to give it to me? Then this scammail's just the thing for you....

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For good measure do a right click and "select all". The following appears underneath....

What's the difference? in 1810 LJR in 1947 Good night! in 1965 going to mfxTOqe KZchazdrFrp TF
in 1993 let me add How do you define them 388 Let's face facts. 1 in 1976 673 Have a good time Come on!

You'd better not.. in 1991 investigate blackouts when you were born? Supercuts pays Let me think back. rdv in 1889 would you like Let's talk it over in 1994 what a surprise! May I.. ?

Reads like Barry Jones having a breakdown.

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Tony,
You know how I like to go one better!
Got a fax on Monday from a mob claiming to represent the US Food and Drug Administration informing me that unless I sent a US$700 "registration fee" by return post the company I work for - part of our group is a wholesale food production company - including the directors and officers (I'm in both categories) would be in breach of the US Bio-Terrorism Act and would be prosecuted!
Office of Fair Trading in sunny Queensland tell me that it's doing the rounds!
Still,if they issue 1000 of these and get a 1% success rate ,it's probably a profitable exercise.
Maybe I'm in the wrong racket.....

Posted by: Jim | 02 December 2003 at 10:36

I'm betting there's more than just 1% success rate, Jim. There are a lot of suckers out there.

Posted by: Tony.T | 02 December 2003 at 14:42

The Feral Eye Pty. Ltd

Account # 3853.343.493

Bal: $321, 435.00 DR.

BUGGER!!

Posted by: Sedgwick | 02 December 2003 at 19:25

Funny that. That's exactly the same amount by which MY account went up yesterday.

Posted by: Tony.T | 03 December 2003 at 11:03