Ulrich By the looks of this post he won't be stealing any money from us, but he sure has stolen our time..
By the looks of this post he won't be stealing any money from us, but he sure has stolen our time..
tree68 I've seen some posts on forums that make that look like the queen's English... But you're right - most such posts are written in stilted English, providing the appearance that English isn't the writer's primary language. They're always quite "proper," though.
I've seen some posts on forums that make that look like the queen's English...
But you're right - most such posts are written in stilted English, providing the appearance that English isn't the writer's primary language. They're always quite "proper," though.
Me fail english? That's unpossible!
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
tree68 Semper Vaporo: Poor English grammar could be construed as making the e-mail seem genuine. I've seen some posts on forums that make that look like the queen's English... But you're right - most such posts are written in stilted English, providing the appearance that English isn't the writer's primary language. They're always quite "proper," though.
Semper Vaporo: Poor English grammar could be construed as making the e-mail seem genuine.
Poor English grammar could be construed as making the e-mail seem genuine.
This morning, I received one such attempt via regular email from a "Kenneth Danquah," who wrote quite well. It goes into the trash bin. I am sure that we have all noticed a general format which screams "SCAM! SCAM!"
It seems that enough has been said here and there on the web about these attempts to scam that no one would be taken in. However, there are neophytes and others who are gullible and so lose their life savings.
Out here, there are artists who play upon religious affiliation to deceive people into giving them money.
Johnny
Semper Vaporo Poor English grammar could be construed as making the e-mail seem genuine.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
samfp1943 Matter of Fact this is the msg: Good Day Please Read, I am (Ambassador .Daniel Ohene Agyekum)General supervisor of inventory section attached to this bank I know that this memorandum will come as a revelation to you, since we don’t know each other, but concentrate and appreciate my basis of contacting you via this date site, introduction purpose, I need your imperative support to reassign an neglected summation of ($14.5 Million) dollars absent by a deceased client of my depository instantaneously to your account. We shall go halve in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. in conclusion, should you be interested to operate this project with me? Respond directly and I will give you the full niceties for us to move onward and the secret is bound between me and you your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and also Your Full Name and Phone Number are needed for trouble-free communication. Yours faithfully, Mr.Daniel Ohene AgyekumEmail address for more details (dohene111@gmail.com or dohene@rediffmail.com) Deleteed Msgs
Matter of Fact this is the msg:
Good Day Please Read, I am (Ambassador .Daniel Ohene Agyekum)General supervisor of inventory section attached to this bank I know that this memorandum will come as a revelation to you, since we don’t know each other, but concentrate and appreciate my basis of contacting you via this date site, introduction purpose, I need your imperative support to reassign an neglected summation of ($14.5 Million) dollars absent by a deceased client of my depository instantaneously to your account. We shall go halve in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. in conclusion, should you be interested to operate this project with me? Respond directly and I will give you the full niceties for us to move onward and the secret is bound between me and you your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and also Your Full Name and Phone Number are needed for trouble-free communication. Yours faithfully, Mr.Daniel Ohene AgyekumEmail address for more details (dohene111@gmail.com or dohene@rediffmail.com)
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The Butler zardoz: Hey Zug; I like your avatar! And my favorite quote from Worf.
zardoz: Hey Zug; I like your avatar!
Hey Zug; I like your avatar!
"I like my species the way it is!"
zardoz Hey Zug; I like your avatar!
James
zardoz zugmann: TNG my favorite series, by far. Agreed. Make it so.
zugmann: TNG my favorite series, by far.
Make it so.
TNG was good, but nothing compares to the Kirk/Spock/McCoy team leading the Enterprise nthe Original Series.
Live Long & Prosper!
zugmann TNG my favorite series, by far.
Murphy Siding I guess it's probably because I don't watch TV, but what exactly is your avatar?(The old avatar with the sheep and the beer- that I understood, as I lived a couple years in Wyoming)
I guess it's probably because I don't watch TV, but what exactly is your avatar?(The old avatar with the sheep and the beer- that I understood, as I lived a couple years in Wyoming)
It's a star trek thing. I did like the sheep and scotch one... I have that one saved. But for some reason I hate having the same avatar for more than a few weeks here. I don't know why.
United Federation of Planets insignia for uniforms.
zugmann zardoz: Hey Zug; I like your avatar! Heh.. thanks, guys. Just one of my many geeky interests. TNG my favorite series, by far.
Heh.. thanks, guys. Just one of my many geeky interests. TNG my favorite series, by far.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Wagon Train was a bit before my time, so cam't comment on the similarities. OTOH, Star Trek did come across as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea set in space, with Kirk being Cpt Crane and Spock being Adm Nelson.
- Erik
Me too!
Didn't Gene Roddenberry originally describe Star Trek as a "Wagon Train to the stars!"?
Murphy Siding Here's how the system is set up: ...
Here's how the system is set up: ...
Thanks Norris, very informative.
Apparantly, the folks that set up the system didn't see the need to moderate the PM's of new members. Who saw that need coming?
This was my first pm spam since joining several years ago, which is a heck of a lot better than my experience with e-mail... I did send a note to Kalmbach's customer service, more to keep "dohene" from bothering others than as a complaint.
henry6 A non railroad topic, a non event, yet here it is still being discussed almost a week after the fact!
A non railroad topic, a non event, yet here it is still being discussed almost a week after the fact!
Yep.
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I received the email last Mon 9/26. A usless piece of walking human trash.
Reminds me of this.
Brought to you by Holloran Grade. :)
http://www.socalrailfan.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4289
Relevant to nothing at all, Ed Mezvinsky is the father-in-law of Chelsea Clinton. He briefly represented Iowa's most reliably Democratic district in the 1970's. Since then he and his wife have been active in Pennsylvania politics.
Shortly after Mezvinsky's indictment, psychiatrists diagnosed bipolar disorder.
Mezvinsky sued the drug manufacturer and his physician and friend, Dr. Brad Fenton, who prescribed the anti-malaria drug Lariam for his travels to Africa. Some reports suggest the drug might cause psychiatric side effects.
http://crab.rutgers.edu/~mchugh/nigeriamezvinsky.html
Better to blame your meds than base your defense on a twinke.
Victrola1 Ed Mezvinsky, a former Democratic Congressman from Iowa, is serving a seven-year sentence for fraud after getting caught up in a series of Nigerian e-mail scams. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2006/12/father_of_chels/ Some people will take the bait.
Ed Mezvinsky, a former Democratic Congressman from Iowa, is serving a seven-year sentence for fraud after getting caught up in a series of Nigerian e-mail scams.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2006/12/father_of_chels/
Some people will take the bait.
I sent my info to the Island of Sodor.
Something about a rich railroad controller trying to bring his assets of steam power to the US but was getting held up by red tape...
Dragoman- No need to apologize. Truth be known, I had just read the PM myself. I tthen opened up the forum, with the intention of starting a sarcastic thread about Nigerian railroads, when I saw your thread. I just figured I could add some insight to the situation. Truth be know, the guy never did mention what county- so I may have sent all my banking information to the wrong place anyway.
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