Scam Letter

[Ron61]

Ernie,

There is a priest here that used to come to me every day with about 10 of those darn scams wanting to know if he had actually won something or if he should send them his bank account number so they could transfer his money into it. I spent two months trying to convince him that stuff is just scams and even tracked one back to the law firm in London, England and showed him right on their web site they had a big warning about the scam that was going around using their name and letterhead. Also they posted a copy of the phony e-mail, and he still couldn't believe it. He still gets them every day but now he has quit asking me about them. I don't know how many he may have answered, but so far as I know he hasn't lost anything.

Ron

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Ernie,

There is a priest here that used to come to me every day with about 10 of those darn scams wanting to know if he had actually won something or if he should send them his bank account number so they could transfer his money into it. I spent two months trying to convince him that stuff is just scams and even tracked one back to the law firm in London, England and showed him right on their web site they had a big warning about the scam that was going around using their name and letterhead. Also they posted a copy of the phony e-mail, and he still couldn't believe it. He still gets them every day but now he has quit asking me about them. I don't know how many he may have answered, but so far as I know he hasn't lost anything.

Ron

Some people believe in a benevolent God who will reward them for their lifetime of (choose one or more of the following) good works, hard luck, abiding faith, looking for a demonstration of God's presence. A scam offering free money feels like the reward they have been waiting for. To view it as a scam makes them a skeptic who doubts that heavenly rewards will ever arrive. It's hard to convince an optimist that there's no silver lining around this particular dark cloud.

[Ron61]

Tommy,

Unfortunately one of these days he is going to get taken by one of these things. For a priest he seems to lack any logic. I told him over and over that if he had won a lottery they do not notify you by e-mail asking for a set amount to cover the expenses of sending you your money. I tried to convince him that he could not have won any lottery that he never even entered. Then since the Parish has a legal department I told him to refer that stuff to them and he still just can't accept that it is just scams. I gave up after tracing three to Nigeria and one to Korea and showing him the trace route and map.

Ron