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       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Gregory Date: August 28, 2024, 5:48 am
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       I don't even have a niece! Incidentally, I see I misspelt niece
       as neice. Unforgiveable - I'll have to do penitence with 100
       Hail Caesars! (I'm not a Catholic so I can't do Hail Marys and,
       moreover, we have to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's.)
       ("Ahh..." Throat's ok, thanks!)
       #Post#: 18703--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Lyn Date: August 28, 2024, 7:47 am
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       Indeed (or even Ceaser's according to some fb posters)! He
       invented a good salad, some dog food, and a casino is named
       after him.  All that good was interred with his bones!
       A 'Hail Mary' is also a desperate, last possible chance against
       all odds to get a positive outcome, in American legal/cop
       colloquial language. I know a lot about American cops and
       lawyers, don't ask me how.
       I saw the 'neice' but thought that may have been how the spam
       poster spelled it.
       #Post#: 18720--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Beverly Date: August 29, 2024, 8:49 am
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       [quote author=gwinnie link=topic=241.msg18667#msg18667
       date=1724796385]
       It’s ok Bev, so long as you don’t send money or give bank
       details x
       [/quote]
       I did court the idea of replying, “You’re such a thoughtful
       uncle. I wouldn’t know how to send an Amazon gift card, but I
       can give you my bank account info if that would be easier for
       you.” 😂
       #Post#: 18721--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Lyn Date: August 29, 2024, 10:05 am
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       :-) :-) :-)
       Dear Beverly,
       I have been contacted by a long lost half cousin once removed
       who is very sick and wants to see me before she expires.  She
       has begged me to visit, she plans to leave me everything in her
       will. Her name is Ghengista and she lives in Eastern Mongolia
       which is a fair trek from South East London.  I cannot afford
       the fare at the moment so wondered if you would be kind enough
       to loan me £1,500. Please be assured I will repay you when she
       pops her clogs and I receive my inheritance.
       With thanks in advance.
       Your good friend always,
       Lyn
       #Post#: 18722--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Andrew L Date: August 29, 2024, 10:27 am
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       I had a call last year from someone pretending to be from my
       bank.
       They said there had been suspicious activity on my card and to
       send it by recorded delivery to an address they gave me.
       I took the address and reported it to the fraud squad, so they
       could visit the address.
       On googling it, it was a block of flats in London.
       Obviously there must be sufficient gullible people to make it
       worth their while.
       #Post#: 18723--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Stephen Horsfall Date: August 29, 2024, 12:45 pm
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       I haven't had any dodgy emails supposedly from Greg. I get dodgy
       emails from time to time, like most people, but I think I'm good
       at spotting them.
       #Post#: 18724--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Lyn Date: August 29, 2024, 2:28 pm
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       Me too. I don't bother to reply, just delete. I receive less now
       since I upped my protective software. I used to reply when I
       first had e-mail. For example I would see an email from someone
       called 'Sarah' and think it might be someone I knew.  On opening
       it would be an invitation to get together with a hot Russian
       girl! I remember replying, "Why are you sending this to me, a
       straight woman?  You must be mistaking me for someone else".
       :-). I learned.
       Do you get funny requests on facebook?  I do and they are quite
       obvious, sometimes funny.
       #Post#: 18727--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Gregory Date: August 29, 2024, 2:37 pm
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       [quote author=Steve link=topic=241.msg18723#msg18723
       date=1724953546]
       I haven't had any dodgy emails supposedly from Greg.
       [/quote]
       I don't want you to feel left out, Steve, so here's one for you:
       Hello,
       I'm seriously thinking of standing as Reform candidate in the
       next election and I need your financial support. Can you send a
       postal order for at least 100 pounds to the address below? You
       can then claim your own personally autographed photo of Nigel
       Farage.
       10, Swindle Street,
       Scambridge,
       Berks.
       #Post#: 18731--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: guest18 Date: August 30, 2024, 2:16 am
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       [quote author=Gregory link=topic=241.msg18727#msg18727
       date=1724960264]
       [quote author=Steve link=topic=241.msg18723#msg18723
       date=1724953546]
       I haven't had any dodgy emails supposedly from Greg.
       [/quote]
       I don't want you to feel left out, Steve, so here's one for you:
       Hello,
       I'm seriously thinking of standing as Reform candidate in the
       next election and I need your financial support. Can you send a
       postal order for at least 100 pounds to the address below? You
       can then claim your own personally autographed photo of Nigel
       Farage.
       10, Swindle Street,
       Scambridge,
       Berks.
       [/quote]
       ;D
       #Post#: 18734--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Email requests from any Thaddean
       By: Lyn Date: August 30, 2024, 4:31 am
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       Well done, Andrew (& lovely to see you).
       My cousin, who I would not consider naive or vulernable, was
       terribly upset about her bank account being hacked within the
       last year, after she responded to an email pertaining to be from
       Microsoft, which looked quite genuine.
       As well as money disappearing, she ended up being telephoned by
       all sorts of people, eg M&S, with whom she had had dealings.
       It was all sorted in the end but she was, and is, traumatised.
       These scammers are horrible!
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