Odd Email From Green Building Talk
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27 Jan 2009 02:00 PM
I subscribe to threads I post to and get the usual email about postings but last night I got an an unusual email. Of course I won't reply but it appears these boards have been infiltrated. Anyone else getting these?



Do not reply to this e-mail. It was generated at your request.
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Subject: From Sandra Wuma
Received From: sandra22
On: Mon, 26 January 2009 04:06 PM
From Sandra Wuma
 
E-mail :  [email protected]

                    Appeal For Urgent Assistance

Dearest one,

Hope this mail meets you well, I have a proposal for you however is not
mandatory nor Will I in any manner compel you to honour against your Will
your profile pushed me to send you this mail,I am Sandra , 20 years young
and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs. Wuma My father was a
highly reputable business Magnet-(a cocoa and oil merchant)who operated in
the capital of Ivory coast during his days.It is sad to say that he passed
away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad.Though
his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded
by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time But God knows the
truth!
My mother died when I was just 5 years young, since then my father took me
so special. Before his death he called the secretary who accompanied him
to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of seven Millon United
State Dollars.(USD$ 7m) left in one of the leading bank hear Abidjan
CoteD;Iviore and the money was placed in a fixed deposit account.
He further told me that he deposited the money in my name,I am just 20
years young and a university undergraduate and really don’t know
what to do.This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result
of incessant political crisis here in Ivory Coast.The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.
Dear,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this
regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me
to ask these few questions
1. Can you honestly help me as your sister ?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your account?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Through my private email address ( [email protected] )

Thank you so much and may God bless us.
Yours Sincerely One,

Miss Sandra Wuma .

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Kip Horn<br><br>Tranquility 27 (June 2008)
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27 Jan 2009 02:08 PM
I got the same thing! Rather annoying to be honest.

Paul in Montreal.
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27 Jan 2009 02:10 PM
me too
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27 Jan 2009 02:16 PM
I don't think it came to me.
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27 Jan 2009 02:33 PM
Do people really fall for these things still! Are suckers still born every minute?
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27 Jan 2009 03:22 PM
Those are scam mails. I always get them from my other email account and throw them to spam mails.
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27 Jan 2009 03:27 PM

Looks illegitimate to me, wow $7 million, What could possibly go wrong...


  ... Funny thing is you would have thought that everyone by now was well informed on this scam, but it must still be working, otherwise they wouldn't bother to keep sending them. Funny thing is this type of scam has been around since the 1800's in one form or another.

A fool and there money is soon parted... 
There a Sucker born every day...
 

I didn't get one, do you mind If I use yours Kiphorn?  I promise to give you a finders fee once I get the Cash.

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27 Jan 2009 04:11 PM

Everyone knows or should know its a scam. These letters have been out in one form or another since we got our first fax machine 20 years ago.

The point of my post was that the message came through these boards. How do they send email through these boards with out posting our having an account?

Kip Horn<br><br>Tranquility 27 (June 2008)
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27 Jan 2009 11:14 PM
Shoot, I won't be getting a check?:)
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28 Jan 2009 10:48 AM

Hello Everyone,

I had our IT department check into this email. Evidently, the user sent individual "spam" emails by private messaging. We have deauthorized the user. Please delete the email and alert me if you are sent anything like this in the future. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks!

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28 Jan 2009 08:00 PM
Thank you for policing stuff like this
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