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| Tweet Topic Started: May 19 2007, 08:47 AM (263 Views) | |
| 1hp | May 19 2007, 08:47 AM Post #1 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Dear Winner, The BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success as one of our Ten(10) Star Prize Winner in this years International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Wednesday 16th May, 2007,in London. This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 GBP. To begin processing of your prize contact: Mr. Thomas Hooper, BMW Agent E-mail: bmwclaimsoffice5@yahoo.co.uk Phone: +44 70457 08086 Contact him, with your, Serial No: BMWP/556543450906 and Ref No:BMW:2551256003/23. Also provide listed information: Names: Address: Age: Occupation: Phone no: Country: Regards, Mr. Larry Duke. (I wasn't even aware I had entered!) :lol: |
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| George K | May 19 2007, 09:02 AM Post #2 |
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Finally
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You're one lucky b*stard! |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Spike Lee from DC | May 19 2007, 05:26 PM Post #3 |
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Junior Carp
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This is either the biggest pile of carpola that has evered appeared on TNCR, or you are suddeny the most popular poster who needs to be hoisted upon our appreciative shoulders with you shouting "Drinks are on 1hp!"
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| John D'Oh | May 19 2007, 05:39 PM Post #4 |
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MAMIL
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A yahoo.co.uk e-mail address is always a bit of a worry, particularly if the e-mail is supposed to come from BMW.
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| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Rainman | May 19 2007, 05:48 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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So what's the angle? Are they hoping to build a "sucker" spam email list, would they try and follow up with phone calls trying to get your social security number, bank account numbers, etc.? I think you should respond, let us know what happens. |
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| 1hp | May 19 2007, 09:12 PM Post #6 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Wow, it's been a wild day. I called the UK phone number to claim my prize. Unfortunately they informed the IRS, and by 2.00 pm an agent was here claiming a tax payment on the prize. I didn't know what to do so I wrote a check for the $101,327. Course I don't have that kind of cash so my bank acount went overdrawn by $99,985 (guess those IRS guys don't fool around and have some way to process the check in an hour). And that's where my luck changed.....for the better and worse. Just last week I befriended a person in Nigeria and was getting ready to do some business with them. They were going to transfer $50 odd million into my account so I gave them my banking information. The bad news is it turns out that they were trying to rip me off. Unfortunately for them, and lucky for me, they transferred my bank balance into an account in Nigeria. When I found that out around 4.00pm I immediately went to the bank and closed my account.........I didn't want them trying to transfer the $99,985 deficit back to my account after all. Guess there's some p!ssed off people in Nigeria tonight. ![]() |
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| George K | May 19 2007, 09:15 PM Post #7 |
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Finally
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You're one devious b*stard! |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Rainman | May 19 2007, 09:26 PM Post #8 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Hah! That's the only mistake you made. Next time, include the $35 bounced check charge in the check you write, so as to protect yourself. Other than that, good job! |
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| Frank_W | May 20 2007, 08:20 AM Post #9 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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"I WON! I WON!! 'Fra-Gee-lay....' Must be Italian!"
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| 1hp | May 20 2007, 10:00 AM Post #10 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Hopefully I'll still be seeing a new car on my front doorstep one of these days...... |
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