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I got this in my e-mail inbox today, which I just found hilarious.

WINNING BONANZA (CONTACT AGENT)‏
From: Angel S. Connor (connora01@northland.edu)
Sent: Wed 10/01/08 10:08 AM
To: (My e-mail)

Your e-mail address won £2,000.000.00 in cash. Contact our fiduciary agent below: Catherine Nola (Mrs) Email: cnnola2008@jmail.co.za

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this e-mail?

That should be "Your e-mail address has won....."

That should be "Your e-mail address has won....."

At first I thought I won the Beechcraft Bonanza. The AOPA has an annual contest of restoring vintage aircraft and having a lottery to see who wins it.

http://www.pimaair.org/images/collection/Beech_Bonanza_MG_8247_a.jpg

Cash usually isn't denominated in hundred-thousandths.

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this e-mail?

The fact that you don't realize that in many countries throughout this world, they use periods instead of commas to seperate money incriments?

The fact that I didnt win the money?

The fact that you don't realize that in many countries throughout this world, they use periods instead of commas to seperate money incriments?

They usually stick to one or the other for separating the triple-zeroes, though.

Umm is it (My emial) isn't a valid email address?

The fact that you don't realize that in many countries throughout this world, they use periods instead of commas to seperate money incriments?

Really? Ahh....well you learn something new everyday. Most of these e-mails tend to have spelling and grammar mistakes. Which should be a big tip off that it's a scam.

Really? Ahh....well you learn something new everyday. Most of these e-mails tend to have spelling and grammar mistakes. Which should be a big tip off that it's a scam.

Or the return email address is a Yahoo, Gmail or similar.

The fact that you don't realize that in many countries throughout this world, they use periods instead of commas to seperate money incriments?

Is that what it was? Gee I should have picked up that is what he was talking about. But they use both, one has the comma then a decimal point and then another decimal point.

Really? Ahh....well you learn something new everyday.

Largely latin american and african.

here's an article (http://www.deltatranslator.com/delta/gram_currency.htm) about Brazilian currency that discusses it.

A standard warning for american abroad. If something says it costs like "45.000" they didn't accidentally add a 0, and it costs more than you think.

Largely latin american and african.

here's an article (http://www.deltatranslator.com/delta/gram_currency.htm) about Brazilian currency that discusses it.

A standard warning for american abroad. If something says it costs like "45.000" they didn't accidentally add a 0, and it costs more than you think.

When I was in Germany they used this also.

maybe i should email that nice lady and see if i've won anything http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2226/smileis1.gif

The fact that you don't realize that in many countries throughout this world, they use periods instead of commas to seperate money incriments?

The email uses both. Rather ambiguous.

Lucky you. All I ever seem to get are Viagra adds. :(

I got this in my e-mail inbox today, which I just found hilarious.



Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this e-mail?
Yeah, they forgot to ask for your bank account number. No self-respecting scammer would do any less.

By the way, what is your bank account number?

Easy. It's from a uni student.

Lucky you. All I ever seem to get are Viagra adds. :(

You face a stiff task in getting rid of all that spam.

You face a stiff task in getting rid of all that spam.

and the task will be long, and hard. *nod*

Let's not forget the smoothness afterwards.

Let's not forget the smoothness afterwards.

Yea, but you still have to deal with the mess afterward....

And you just can't get it out of the carpet. Believe me, i've tried.

And you just can't get it out of the carpet. Believe me, i've tried.

Oh and if people ask why the carpet is sticky.....

I'll just say it's cream.

I got this in my e-mail inbox today, which I just found hilarious.

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this e-mail?
That number looks strange. £2,000.000.00?

What is that? How much is that?

Two? (Over here, we seperate with "," and use "." as a counting aid)
Two thousand? £2,000.00? Then why the other digits?
Two million? £2,000,000.00?

How small can the pound be broken down for them to put 5 slots behind the "."?

I would have written it as £2.000.000,00...

is it that the email came from a . edu ???
Id email the college http://www.northland.edu/Northland the person account might have gotten hacked. or we may have found the fraudster. be sure to send them all the info.

is it that the email came from a . edu ???
Id email the college http://www.northland.edu/Northland the person account might have gotten hacked. or we may have found the fraudster. be sure to send them all the info.
I said it first. :p

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14059157&postcount=18

is it that the email came from a . edu ???
Id email the college http://www.northland.edu/Northland the person account might have gotten hacked. or we may have found the fraudster. be sure to send them all the info.

I said it first. :p

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14059157&postcount=18

Meh too lazy, and if people fall for these stupid scams, even after all the resources there are out there, telling them that it's a scam.

Well they deserve to have their bank account depleted of funds.

Yeah, they forgot to ask for your bank account number. No self-respecting scammer would do any less.

By the way, what is your bank account number?

The new thing is they don't ask the first Few Emails. Maybe blame the need for the acct number on a bank failure from what ever recent economic crisis is occurring.