Tuesday 26 May 2009

Phineas T Barnham, where are you?

Got the following email at work today:

"The Coca-Cola Foundation, is glad to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees after series of secret deliberations as one of the final recipients of a Grant/Donation for your own personal, alleviate poverty across the globe, and business development.

The Coca-Cola Foundation, was established in the year 2000 by the Coca-Cola Multi-Million Groups.

To celebrate the 9th anniversary program,the Coca-Cola Foundation in conjunction with other relevant bodies is giving out a yearly donation of £12,000,000.00 GB Pounds ( Twelve Million Great Britain Pounds Sterlings) each to 10,000.000 lucky recipients.

This specific cash Donations/Grants is awarded to recipients worldwide; in different categories for their personal business development and enhancement of their educational plans.

At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used to develop a part of your environment. This program has been conceived with the objective of human growth, alleviate poverty across the whole globe, educational, and community development, which is a measure to universal development strategy.

These grants are issued every year around the world in accordance with the objective of the Coca-Cola Foundation International to alleviate poverty across the globe.

Kindly note that you will only be chosen to receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you again. Take time and thought in spending the donation wisely on a project that will stand the test of time for you.

You were selected among the 10,000.000 lucky recipients to receive the award sum of £12,000,000.00 GB Pounds ( Twelve Million Great Britain Pounds
Sterlings) only as yearly charity donations/Grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.

You will be required to contact the Finance Portfolio Officer through the below contact information to direct you on how to redeem/Remit your prize. of £12,000,000.00 GB Pounds ( Twelve Million Great Britain Pounds Sterlings) Only."

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That's one hundred and twenty TRILLION dollars of largess from Coca Cola!

The really sad thing is people fall for this stuff.

But it brightened up my afternoon.
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13 comments:

  1. You have to spend it all on Cola!..I cant believe they send out all these loopy emails...

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  2. I was gonna sent you an email yesterday to ask Where are tho?
    Glad to see you are back!!

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  3. Where can I sign up? Do you mind forwarding that e-mail to me?

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  4. So, I spend my dollar at the lottery, a 120 million to one shot, and what do I get for my buck?
    The idea that one day they may just pick my number, and boy oh boy do I dream about spending it!
    It's the funnest part!
    (some would say, don't buy the ticket, just dream the dream...but. That would mean it's ONLY a dream.)

    Hope you enjoyed spending your trillions!

    WHEEEEEEE!

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  5. J Cosmo and I both know that this was written by a Nigerian. The excellent grasp of English gives it away really!

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  6. Can you send me the contact info for the remit of lucky multi-million prize? :) LoL

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  7. Glad to see you are still attracting the more amazing forms of spam. It's nice when things one relies on don't change!

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  8. i thought only people from our country fall for these stuff! hihi... glad to know we both have those trillions! ;o)

    Lee, got some updates in shewrites, hope to hear from u ;o)
    tnx!

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  9. I know you're all busy out there in the real world, living your life and all (pffftttt), but I miss your face! :(

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  10. Very happy, thank you! :) xo

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  11. Let's consider the probabilities for all those massive numbers given... you are one lucky fella! :)

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