Going through my gmail spam filter I found the following email. I am so impressed by the boldness of the message. Are people really gullible enough to send a stranger in Nigeria their phone number, address, and driver’s license number?
Dear Customer,
We have been waiting for you to contact us regarding the delivery of your package to you. We assumed that our contact details was given to you by your colleague Mr.Leonard Jefferson.The content of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of$1.000,000.00 USD. The package is registered with us for mailing by your colleague, who explained that he is from the United States and he is here in Nigeria on business .We are sending you this email because your
package is been registered on a Special Order .
Kindly contact the delivery department (FedEx Delivery Post)with the details given below: FedEx Delivery Post
Contact Person:Michael owen
Email: fedexcourierservice_XXXXX@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +( 234)XXXXX21707
Kindly complete the below form and send it to the email address given
above.This is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone
numbers and also attach a copy of your drivers license, work Id
or passport photograph to enable us verified our records our records.
FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
Occupation:
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A handful of studies have shown that those who download music illegally actually buy more through legal channels. But why? Are pirates really this generous or could it be that this is just a side-effect of the failing music industry?
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