There are some new scams doing the rounds (well, they are new to us). Rod got one from a very rich man who was dying of cancer. Apparently he had not been a very nice person, so to make amends, he was giving his very large fortune away to deserving people. All Rod had to do was send his banking info, and well, the rest you know! It would be funny if it wasn't so sad, cause you just know that someone will fall for it.
But, I received one today that is my favourite so far. It seems that I was caught speeding in New York City and would have to go to court. If I wanted to defend the charge, I had to download the attached file and send it to some PO box in Chatam(?) NY. I can't tell you what was on the attachment, because, naturally I did not open it, but I suspect that a fee would be involved for lodging this defence. But how ridiculously stupid to send a fake New York speeding ticket to someone in Australia - my email address does include the letters au. Although I begrudgingly admire their creativity, in reality they are despicable leeches with no morals who hide behind their anonymity.
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