SPAM

This post isn’t as long as it seems, since half of it can be ignored. You will soon see why.

I’m having such fun reading all the spam emails that end up in my mailbox. I particularly like the ending of one from Mr Sankara Bouda. NOT! I’m the one typing in blue, the bits in red are the highlights ... anything in tiny black text can be skipped *grins*.

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds ($15.5 million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on december 2003 in a plane crash. Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where by this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 and 60 for me while 40 is for you. If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail. have a great day. Yours Faithfully MR.SANKARA BOUDA NB, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE RECEIVES THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE TO THE BANK. DONT DISCLOSE IT TO ANY BODY IN YOUR COUNTRY "PLEASE", BECAUSE THE SECRECY OF THIS TRANSACTION IS AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS OF IT.

BEST REGARDS
MR.SANKARA BOUDA

OOH I’M BREAKING THE RULES!

IT GETS BETTER!!!! Note the highlighted line in the first paragraph of this next one.

From:Mr.Samah Alshemmari
MANAGER National Bank of Abu-Dhabi,
Al Salam Branch Opposite ADNOC-FOD.,
bldg,.Salam St.Abu-Dhabi,

Dear Friend,

This letter must come to you as a surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal; I got your e-mail address through an internet yellow page web directory and decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter, requiring trust and confidentiality,

I have cut out the main part of the email since it took up the space of two A4 pages, but had to include this ending:

Your Valid Direct Tel/Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Address.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

YEAH, RIGHT, AND WHILE I’M ABOUT IT PERHAPS I SHOULD INCLUDE MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER!!

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction Without any delay.
Send your reply to this email:nbad4532@yahoo.co.jp

Regards
Mr.Samah Alshemmari,

AND THEN THERE WAS A MESSAGE FROM PABLO PROCTOR WHO PROMISED TO TELL ME THE ANCIENT SECRETS OF NIGHTS OF PLEASURE. Of course, I would have had to open the link to find out and that was something I didn’t dare do :O)

I guess viewing these things with humour is the best way of dealing with irritating spam.