Junk E-mails!
August 01, 2007 by
Help Needed!
Today I won over five hundred thousand pounds sterling in a British lottery and was informed that I could earn a portion of an abandoned - wait for it - 15 million dollars of cash money from somewhere in West Africa.So what do I do now? Give up my day job? Go on a spending spree? Buy a yacht and a corvette? If only it were true!
I, like countless others, receive between two and four of these pesky e-mails on a daily basis. What would that make me? I'd be a billionaire easily by now!
Or I could be in dire straits right? Who on earth would be fooled by these scams?
I have to admit, I read them, or most of them, and that's maybe why I keep seeing them popping up in my inbox. But who could possibly take them seriously?
First of all the bad English is hilarious! I was sent one today (August 1st, 2007) which begins 'compliments of the season' - say what? Then it gets better, and I quote, verbatim: "Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel"
My personality is permanently offended thank you very much - sorry what was your name again? Bala Thompson?
But reading on I was very happy to learn that there was divine intervention at work here:
"After series of prayers/fasting. i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need."
Hey thanks God - I feel very special!
Junk mail does not irrite me. It amuses me and yes sometimes it helps my self esteem.
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