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Old 03-11-2006, 05:38 PM
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Re: Warning / Scam

Saw in the paper the other day about a man who was so fed up with the 'I have inherited money and need to put it in your bank account before the government get it' scams that are coming out of Africa that he decided to play with them a bit.
Not sure how much is true but first he got them to prove their identity by posing with billboards saying 'plonker' or 'I love sailors', then getting them to provide a handwriting sample by writing out Lord of the Rings longhand before arranging meetings in expensive hotels in Glasgow that he never turned up for. He's got a book out-looks quite funny, always nice to see the biter bit
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