Too funny

[transistor495]

Just as a side note, there are few frauds(mainly from African under developed countries) caught here who do this online scams. They're called by the victim in the presence of police and trickily trapped.

 

[DerStrom8]

Just as a side note, there are few frauds(mainly from African under developed countries) caught here who do this online scams. They're called by the victim in the presence of police and trickily trapped.

I was thinking that'd be a good thing to do, if R is up to it

 

[Boncuk]

All those emails are no Spam.

They are written to make easy and fast money for the sender.

The scheme is almost the same in all of them.

A rich man or woman has died in a plane crash, have being murdered etc., etc. The sender pretends to have access to the dead person's bank account and he is now searching for one next of kin to pay the money to him.

If the money won't be transferred to a valid relative the full amount would go to the government of the country.

90 - 95% of the countries are Ivory Coast, followed by Senegal and some other african country.

To get the money it will be paid either by courier or transfer after your claim has been processed and having paid the small amount of 650US$ in advance to compensate for lawyer's cost.

I'm thinking about that kind of business which would provide a monthly income of 6,500US$ free of any tax with just 10 "customers".

Boncuk

 

[DerStrom8]

Okay, I wasn't sure whether I should start a new thread or not, so I'm just going to put it here.

I recently got an email from "Nikola Tesla" with the following message:

Tesla Secret Generator
From: Nikola Tesla
Message: If you can make your electricity bill cuts to even 100 percent monthly
so here is the solution **broken link removed** DON'T CLICK Please Click The Link Here
Discover the suppressed free electricity of Nikola Tesla Revealed
**broken link removed** DON'T CLICK Please Click The Link Here Discover how to tap
into 5 Megawatt hours of FREE radiant energy **broken link removed** DON'T CLICK Please
Click The Link Here

BLESSINGS AND CUSTOMS

Tu Bishvat is famous on the Jewish calendar as the "New Year for Trees." On this
day it is customary to eat fruit which is grown in Israel. Some plant new trees
on this day. Some even have the custom of reciting a kabbalistic Tu Bishvat
seder, modeled roughly after the more famous Pesach seder.

The proper blessing before eating any fruit is:

"Baruch ata Ado-nay Elo-heinu Melech ha-olam, borei pree ha-aitz."

"Blessed are You, Our Lord and King of the Universe, Who creates the fruit of
the tree."

On Tu Bishvat, it is also the custom to eat a "new fruit" (one that you've not
eaten in the past 12 months), so that the "Shehecheyanu" blessing can be
recited:

"Baruch ata Ado-nay Elo-heinu Melech ha-olam, She-heche-yanu, vi-kee-yemanu,
vi-heeg-ianu, laz-man ha-zeh."

"Blessed are You, Our Lord and King of the Universe, Who has kept us alive,
sustained us, and brought us to this special occasion."

* * *

LOVE OF THE LAND

Tu Bishvat bespeaks the praise of the Land of Israel - for on this day the
strength of the soil of Israel is renewed and it begins to yield its produce and
demonstrate its inherent goodness. And it is with reference to the fruits of the
trees and the produce of the soil that the Torah praises the Land of Israel, as
the verse states: "A land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates,
a land of olives and honey" (Deut. 8:8).

The verse speaks of two types of grain and five types of fruit when describing
the richness of Israel. The honey that the verse mentions refers to honey
derived from dates. Thus, the day on which the soil of Israel receives renewed
strength to give forth its bounty is a day of rejoicing for the people of
Israel, who till the land, who love it and who yearn for it.

Inasmuch as Tu Bishvat recalls for us the praise of the Land of Israel, it is
therefore fitting that we recall, on this day, some of the words of our Sages
who greatly praised the Land and extolled its excellence.

* * *

LAND OF ISRAEL IS MOST PRAISEWORTHY

This is the ways of God: whoever is more beloved takes precedence. Because the
Torah was most beloved, it was created before anything else. Because the Land of
Israel is the most beloved, it was created before any other. As regards other
lands, each has something which the other lacks. But the Land of Israel lacks
nothing, as the verse states: "A land within which you shall eat bread without
scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it" (Deut. 8:9).

(Midrash Sifri - Ekev)

* * *

DESOLATION WHICH CONTAINS BLESSING

The verse (Leviticus 26:32) states: "And I shall make the land desolate." This
is in fact a positive attribute, whose purpose is to prevent the Jewish people
from saying: "We have been exiled from our land and our enemies will come and
find satisfaction there." As the verse (ibid.) states: "And your enemies who
dwell in it will find it desolate" - even the enemies who come after [Israel had
been exiled] will find no satisfaction there.

(Midrash Sifri - Bechukosai)

* * *

FRUITFUL LAND IS HARBINGER OF REDEMPTION

Rabbi Abba taught: There is no more revealed redemption - no greater indication
of the impending redemption - than that which the verse (Ezekiel 36:8) states:
"And you, mountains of Israel, you shall give forth your branches and you shall
bear your fruit for my people Israel, for they shall soon come."

Rashi explains: When the Land of Israel will give fruit bountifully, this is an
indication of the impending redemption, and there is no greater indication than
this.

(Talmud - Sanhedrin 98a)


* * *

WITH MILK AND HONEY

Rami Bar Yechezkel once came to Bnei Brak and saw goats grazing under a fig
tree. Honey was dripping from the figs and milk from the goats - and they became
intermingled. He said: "Behold, a land flowing with milk and honey!"

(Talmud - Ketubot 111b)

* * *

SWEET, SWEET FRUIT

Rabbi Shimon ben Chalafta said: It once happened that R. Yehudah told his son in
Sachin, "Go and bring us a dried fig from the barrel."

He went and when he put his hand in, he found that it was full of honey.
"Father," he said, "[the barrel] contains honey [and not figs]!"

His father replied: "Put your hand back in and you will find the figs."

(Jerusalem Talmud - Pe'ah 7)

* * *

May we all have a meaningful and sweet New Year for the Trees!

Considering I'm not Jewish, and neither was Tesla, all I could do was just stare blankly at the email and then just laugh hysterically

 

[Resistanceisbutyl]

Who have you been giving your email address to, Derstrom?

 

[Resistanceisbutyl]

Our friend Yves didn't respond, I wonder if I need to kick the absurdity up a notch... What does he have against women named "Buster"?

 

[DerStrom8]

Who have you been giving your email address to, Derstrom?

That email is given to very few people, which is what is confusing me. A friend of mine is receiving the same email, and she never gives her email to ANYONE except very close friends. What is this world coming to???

 

[DerStrom8]

our friend yves didn't respond, i wonder if i need to kick the absurdity up a notch... What does he have against women named "buster"? :d

hahahahahahaha!!!!!

 

[Resistanceisbutyl]

I sent this three days ago, he's still ignoring me.

Thomson,

I still have yet to hear back from you on this matter!

After I checked my email messages for the tenth time yesterday, I literally blew chunks when I discovered that you had not replied to me!

What is causing the hold up? I need this money like you wouldn't know! I realize that money is probably not very significant to you, seeing that you are a lawyer and all, (right?) But I am very desperate for this payment!

Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to speed up this process! Let me know right away, 'nkay?

I guess I'm through toying with him.

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

DerStrom:

I have an email address that I created so I could use my ISP's email. I have used just from myself from other networks. I've never given it to anybody and it's not in any address book and I get SPAM there. My only guess is that it was "harvested" e.g. from a possible virus and/or along the way or guessed.

My ISP also assigns a sequence of random characters for an email addy. I have never sent email to that address which is an alias to the above address. It has probably been used only within my ISP's network. No SPAM occurs with that address. They might have filters in it for that address too. I just don't know. I doubt it could be guessed.

Outlook address book entries can easily be harvested and probably others can too. That happens a lot.

 

[duffy]

I guess I'm through toying with him.

Gave me a good laugh if nothing else! Your emails were terrific!!! He probably lost interest when you told him you were living out of your car.

 

[Resistanceisbutyl]

Har! Thanks!

You should see what I tell telemarketers that waste my time!

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Don't you get the phone calls that you won a million dollars, but in order to get it you have to send $ via western Union. They call back, they give you their number. They pretend that that they are a lawyer. They time it with Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes at times and pretend that their them.

When they tell me I've won $1M. I say, "And I am the Easter Bunny".

Sometimes it's a lot of fun to talk to them for an hour if I'm not busy and then say "NO",