__/ [ Denise ] on Monday 14 August 2006 22:38 \__
> "T.J." <no1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:VJOdnXVovM4_OX3ZRVny3g@xxxxxxxxx
>> Amazed this morning to receive my first 419
>> scam by post.
>> Virtually the same as the emails, someone had
>> died and left a big fund ($30million)
>> Makes you wonder how many people fall for these
>> if the scammers are prepared to pay for stamps.
>>
> Those letters were sent for many years before the scam ever hit the
> internet ~~~
It's sad that it kills any chance of raising money for a genuine, noble
cause. People ignore or killfile any (electronic) request for help.
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