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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to All on Sunday, July 05, 2020 13:20:00
    Hello!


    Will this ever end?

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    Good DAY
    I apologize for getting in touch with you in this unsolicited manner but I do have a proposition that I would like to discuss with you. I
    have certain funds that need to be moved out of Ghana immediately my name is Marts Morrison.

    I am looking to partner with somebody to assist me in this. Please note that it is not criminal in any way, nor will either of us be
    breaking any laws. I am willing to handsomely compensate you for your assistance. Always reach me with this email address: (
    morrisson.mt@aol.com )
    Thank you ,

    Marts M.
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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to August Abolins on Sunday, July 05, 2020 15:33:51
    On 05 Jul 2020, August Abolins said the following...

    Will this ever end?

    You can have a bit of fun with this!

    If you have 10 minutes & 20 seconds, this always gives me a laugh:

    "More adventures in replying to spam - James Veitch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uc-cztsJo

    Jay

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Jay Harris on Monday, July 06, 2020 01:47:50
    On 7/5/2020 3:33 PM, between "Jay Harris : August Abolins":

    You can have a bit of fun with this!

    If you have 10 minutes & 20 seconds, this always gives me a laugh:

    "More adventures in replying to spam - James Veitch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uc-cztsJo

    "I'm in." And the number of a bank!

    I've seen that one a little while ago. It's pretty good. It was the best 10 minutes to spend revisiting this gem.

    But I don't have the patience to play with scammers. I would rather steer those losers to a bogus website "for more information" and make sure they get a taste of their own medicine.

    Ideally, I would prefer a way to blacklist an IP (based on the number in the email) and have it permanently blocked at the ISP level. But then it's much faster to just delete those pieces of junk. However, I hate having to pull those in on my dime to do that.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to August Abolins on Monday, July 06, 2020 12:46:33
    Re: losers..
    By: August Abolins to All on Sun Jul 05 2020 13:20:00


    Will this ever end?

    nope! why? because there's enough id10ts out there that respond... in advertising, 2-3 percent is a good return... folks posting these scams apparently make enough off them to warrant continued postings...


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to mark lewis on Monday, July 06, 2020 20:13:00
    Hello mark!

    ** On Monday 06.07.20 - 12:46, mark lewis wrote to August Abolins:

    Will this ever end?

    nope! why? because there's enough id10ts out there that respond... in advertising, 2-3 percent is a good return... folks posting these scams apparently make enough off them to warrant continued postings...

    At about 2 years into my ownership of a bookshop, I got an email
    requesting a quote for a pile of books. It appeared to be a school order.
    Nothing entirely unusual about that, 'cuz I would get request for quotes
    or special orders from email all the time.

    After completing the detailed work to build the list with prices and the grand total, there was a switcheroo. I was requested to send the
    merchandise to an African/European foreign country (can't remember which), whilst the payment would be completed from the USA. And.. their
    expectation was that it would be a credit card transaction. Sheeesh, I thought.

    I simply wrote back to suggest "simply use Amazon at the country of
    delivery" ..and that I primary support my local community, and since the value of the books ran into 4-figures, I would only accept a cashier's cheque.

    I never got anything similar like that again.

    However... there is a never ending stream of new businesses and gullible people.

    ../|ug

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