Actual email that I received today:
As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Paul Simon an Offshore Oil Rig Engineer in Port Harcourt,Nigeria. I have been diagnosed with cancer of the Brain .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts…
The last of my money which no one knows of is the cash deposit of Six million dollars $6,000,000,00 that I have with a BANK in Port Harcourt South -South of Nigeria…
I have set aside 20% for you and for your time.
God be with you.
Mr. Paul Simon.
So I have a few questions…
First of all, do they expect me to believe that Paul Simon is giving me money? Can’t they think of a more creative name?
Second, do they even know basic grammar? I copied and pasted this email so it appears to you exactly as it does to me. Apparently Mr. Paul Simon flunked the third grade.
Third, do they know how to spell? Never in my life have I heard of a cancer that “defiles” all forms of medical treatment. It must be a bad cancer, since it is not only defying medical treatment but DEFILING treatment!
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I get those emails a lot, and I wonder the same things. If someone wants me to believe they are legit, they wouldn’t misspell and use horrible grammar!
By Bobbi on 07.08.08 7:34 am | Permalink
I know! Sometimes I think I would be a great scam artist, if only because I can SPELL! Of course I have no desire to be a scam artist, but you know what I mean…
By melinda on 07.08.08 9:20 am | Permalink
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