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Monday, February 28, 2005

A new twist

This may have happened to others already, but it's a first for me, a new version of the 'Nigerian email' that exploits another tragedy:

"I was a victim of the TSUNAMI disaster that led over 174,000 people dead in Indonesia's Aceh province.
Well, I lost all my family members and was seriously injured as a result of this catastrophe and currently hospitalised in Dubai, U.A.E. My illness has defiled all form of medical treatment and I only have about a few months to live according to medical report. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. But now I regret all these as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in this world. Now that I know my time is near, I want to will and give most of my properties and assets to you... "

Suppposedly, I would take all the money and use it for tsunami relief. How trusting!
And then, there's this:

"Thanks for your anticipated cooperation and Gob (sic) bless you."

posted by liz at 9:26 AM

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Elisabeth Donovan

Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to the field.

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