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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2012, 05:57 PM Sep 2012

Form that SPAM (Nigerian scam) is taking that is FUNNY [View all]

as hell

Dear Attorney,

I am Mr Akio Mimura ,Charman/President of NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION.I would respectfully request the assistance of your professional service. Please let me know if your services are available and how soon we can commence. Please do send your response to my personal email address for more informations at akiomim@yahoo.com.hk

Sincerely.
Bryan O'Hara

For
Mr Akio Mimura
Reply to akiomim@yahoo.com.hk

I got one yesterday supposedly coming from the UK...

Just a word of warning about these ploys.

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Form that SPAM (Nigerian scam) is taking that is FUNNY [View all] nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 OP

I get at least 25 pieces of spam a day - Gmail is really good at catching them. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 #1

AOL is mostly good about it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #2

I'm jealous....... left on green only Sep 2012 #3

This one gets better, the Nippon Steel Corp is actually real nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #4

FORM THAT MUSLIM VIOLENCE IS TAKING antinano Sep 2012 #5

What? surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #8

Woohoo word salad !! Marrah_G Sep 2012 #9

Dear Mr. O'Hara....I fart in your general direction. RagAss Sep 2012 #6

It does have some humor to it nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #7

Here is a new one. Marrah_G Sep 2012 #10

Wow. The president of the fourth largest steel producer in the world uses a Yahoo email address. bluesbassman Sep 2012 #11