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25 Jun 04 - 03:29 AM (#1213980) Subject: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Desert Dancer Forwarded to me thru the essential folk BS networks, and for your continuing distribution ;-) : Let me introduce myself to you. I am Mrs Janet Lin, a director at the First Bank of Carterhaugh. I came to you in confidence because of some money, namely TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION GOLD COINS (28,000,000.000 gold coins) belonging to my missing husband, Thomas (Tam) Lin, who was abducted by the faeries in a ghastly incident many years ago. The money has been buried under a thorn hedge for seven hundred years. I have given up hope that my beloved THOMAS LIN will return and so have decided to retrieve his money and move to Tir Na Nog. I want you to help claim the buried money as you are a source for good investment. For this we are prepared to give you a reasonable percentage of the money. Meanwhile 15% (FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND GOLD COINS) has been set aside for you and the rest will be for me and my milk cow called Derek. For the intrest of doing business please do not hesitate to contact MR DEREK GUERNSEY on 27-731-450-735 Fax 27-843-232-611 IMMEDIATELY. I thank you for your cooperation and warn of DIRE CONSEQUENCES if you fail to solicit my confidences. Mrs. Janet Lin Director First Bank of Carterhaugh |
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25 Jun 04 - 03:54 AM (#1213993) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Roger the Skiffler Hey, can I give you my five magic beans instead? RtS (the Simple Skiffler) |
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25 Jun 04 - 03:55 AM (#1213995) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Ellenpoly Dear Mrs Lin, The check is in the mail. I have never been more moved by a letter in my life. I'm sending a copy to all my friends in Narnia, MiddleEarth, and Hogwarts, as well as personal notes to The Brothers Grimm, Merlin, and Superman, the Hulk, and Wonderwoman. And if I have time I'll contact Jason, his Argonauts, and all the folks at Troy. Lastly, of course, I'm sending a copy of this most important letter by courier to the White House. I imagine you'll be re-contacted immediatly by them as I added some of my favorite fairy dust to the contents. Best of luck to you, my dear lady. Your's Sincerely, William Shatner (channelling one last time through Ellenpoly) |
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25 Jun 04 - 08:33 AM (#1214110) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: A Wandering Minstrel to paraphrase: For at the end of seven years The fairies scam some poor mug to hell and I so fair and full of flesh am 'feared it be mysel....! |
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25 Jun 04 - 09:34 AM (#1214146) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Rapparee Is this, like, the winnings of the UK Lotto? 'Cause I've gotta an email that my winnings in the UK Lotto are waiting for me. |
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25 Jun 04 - 10:17 AM (#1214176) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Stilly River Sage We already have a quite superior ongoing thread to deal with the charms of these sorts of email solicitations. It's called "The BEST!!! Nigerian scam letter yet" and you'll find it here. I hope Joe will tack this thread onto that one--I hate to see a contribution go astray and diminish the power of the best scam thread ever!!! ;-) SRS |
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25 Jun 04 - 10:28 AM (#1214189) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: katlaughing But THIS one has a direct FOLK music link, and as such, deserving of its very own thread, IMO! Desert Dance, I am LMAOWROTF. Thanks for sharing!! katlaughingfersure |
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25 Jun 04 - 12:58 PM (#1214299) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Stilly River Sage Well, okay. |
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25 Jun 04 - 01:44 PM (#1214317) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Maryrrf I enjoyed this! |
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25 Jun 04 - 01:48 PM (#1214319) Subject: Tam Lin From: Desert Dancer (Just a subject line change to make sure folks searching for Tam Lin reach this critical thread.) :-) |
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25 Jun 04 - 02:23 PM (#1214333) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: Liz the Squeak HAHAHAHAHA!!! Hooting and rolling around here.... Best laugh I've had for ages! LTS |
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25 Jun 04 - 03:21 PM (#1214359) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: wysiwyg What will be next? I want to be sure not to miss it!!!!!!! ~Susan |
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25 Jun 04 - 03:37 PM (#1214365) Subject: RE: BS: Please help (Mrs. Janet Lin) From: lady penelope Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehee! There's never a lepracaun around when you want one, is there? TTFN Lady P. |