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aiki14
10-01-2008, 08:46 PM
DEAR AMERICAN:
>
> I CORDIALLY CORRESPOND TODAY TO REQUEST YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT
> SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT
> MAGNITUDE.
>
> I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY
> COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR URGENTLY LARGE
> TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 800 BILLION USD. IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN
> THIS TRANSFER, IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU.
>
> I AM WORKING WITH MR. PHIL GRAMM, LOBBYIST FOR UBS, WHO (GOD
> WILLING) WILL BE MY REPLACEMENT AS MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY IN
> JANUARY. AS A FORMER U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEADER AND THE ARCHITECT OF
> THE PALIN / MCCAIN FINANCIAL DOCTRINE, YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS THE
> LEADER OF THE AMERICAN BANKING DEREGULATION MOVEMENT IN THE 1990S.
> AS SUCH, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.
>
> THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY. WE NEED A BLANK CHECK. WE NEED
> THE FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THESE
> FUNDS IN THE NAMES OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY
> UNDER SURVEILLANCE. MY FAMILY LAWYER ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK
> FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS A NEXT OF KIN
> SO THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED. FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE YOU WILL BE
> REWARDED WITH GRAND FEES OF 1/1,000,000TH OF 1% OF POSSIBLE PROFITS
> DUE TO OFF SHORE LAUNDERING OF SKIM FUNDS DUE TO REPRINTING OF SAID
> FUNDS.
>
> PLEASE REPLY WITH MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME, ROUTING AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS
> OF ALL OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IRA AND COLLEGE FUND ACCOUNTS AND
> THOSE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO
> WALLSTREETBAILOUT@TREASURY.GOV SO THAT WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR
> COMMISSION FOR THIS TRANSACTION. AFTER I RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION,
> I WILL RESPOND WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDS THAT WILL
> BE USED TO PROTECT THE FUNDS.
>
> YOURS FAITHFULLY,
>
> MINISTER OF TREASURY PAULSON

netwrangler
10-01-2008, 08:55 PM
Oh, Aiki, you have all the fun!

All kidding aside, what a blatant scam.
Thanks for alerting us about this latest phishing trip.

Jelly
10-02-2008, 12:06 AM
Now that they've devastated the consumer engine of America, the only other source of money is in banks. Now they have license to rape and plunder the weaker ones and rake in the dough.

* I bought more bullets this weekend