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NEW!! The Cold Call Files
How It All Began...
Back in 2002 I received an email that outlined a plan so ludicrous, in such bad English that it was impossible not to realise that it was a scam. Offended that anyone would consider me so stupid as to fall for such a moronic scheme, I wanted the person responsible to be dealt with by the police.
The police were less keen to get involved, possibly because writing an email in the style of a 5 year old child for whom English was a second language is not a crime, possibly because even if it was, it had not been committed in the UK.
Equally offended by the fraudster and the police's unwillingness to act,I hatched a devious plan to get the fraudster to land himself in hot water by replying to his offer then, when asked for my details, providing the name of the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police and the address (minus the 'Police Station' bit) of a local Police station.
My plan failed, because of fraudster incompetence, however, convinced I had taken the bait, he continued to email me, and I continued to reply in ever more ludicrous ways until my untimely demise....
Back in 2002 I received an email that outlined a plan so ludicrous, in such bad English that it was impossible not to realise that it was a scam. Offended that anyone would consider me so stupid as to fall for such a moronic scheme, I wanted the person responsible to be dealt with by the police.
The police were less keen to get involved, possibly because writing an email in the style of a 5 year old child for whom English was a second language is not a crime, possibly because even if it was, it had not been committed in the UK.
Equally offended by the fraudster and the police's unwillingness to act,I hatched a devious plan to get the fraudster to land himself in hot water by replying to his offer then, when asked for my details, providing the name of the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police and the address (minus the 'Police Station' bit) of a local Police station.
My plan failed, because of fraudster incompetence, however, convinced I had taken the bait, he continued to email me, and I continued to reply in ever more ludicrous ways until my untimely demise....