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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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I just got this email.....I have already placed my order for the F70 Ferrari based on this good news!!!!!!!


[QUOTE]MY GOOD FREIND,

GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MRS ROSE COLLINS , A WIDOW TO LATE SHEIK COLLINS.

I AM 32 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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[QUOTE]IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 07:07 AM
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$12,000.000.00 MD

What kind of number is that? is that 12 million dollars or 12,000 million dollars, or what?

Man, I wish I were you because you are going to be rich!
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Scot,Mar 12 2005, 11:55 PM
MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN .....

She is obviously a forgiving soul .... if my spouse was killed by the Americans in a raid on my country, I am not sure that I would chose an American to give $12m to .... maybe i'm a little old fashioned, I don't know ...
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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LOL I've gotten that one also
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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scammers are everywhere!
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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what do you mean scammers? She seems honest. I've already emailed her and I'm wiring her $10,000 this afternoon so that she can use that money to pay for the bank fees.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by tokyo_james,Mar 12 2005, 08:22 AM
She is obviously a forgiving soul .... if my spouse was killed by the Americans in a raid on my country, I am not sure that I would chose an American to give $12m to .... maybe i'm a little old fashioned, I don't know ...
Did you not read the part where she's a "Christian convert"??????!!!!??????
of course she's forgiving, she's a Christian now...
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Scammers????? WTF!!! I better cancel that Ferrari..

I cannot imagine any jackass actually replying to that ALL CAPITALS EMAIL thinking that they were going to get some free $$$
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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also, the poor woman was not very well educated in spelling. my heart feels so sad for her.
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