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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)    29 Aug 2011 11:29 
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Bank holiday Monday, around 10:30, phone rings:

Me - Hello

Alex (for that is his name) - Hello, Mr. Angerlus, this is Alex from the Microsoft Service Centre...

Me - My name's not Angerlus. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name - who are you?

Alex - I'm Alex from the Microsoft Service Center. We've been receiving error messages from your computer because a piece of malicious software has been installed. If you don't fix it it will corrupt your hard drive.

Me - You what? You're with who?

Alex - Are you logged on to your computer at the moment?

Me - Alex, that isn't even remotely convincing, but thanks for trying (me hangs up).
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   29 Aug 2011 12:22 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       25 of 44 
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{{{{ex-directory}}}}

bastard by name, bastard by nature
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   29 Aug 2011 17:56 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       26 of 44 
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We've had that too, parents just hung up and did the right thing of asking me about it.

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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)    29 Aug 2011 20:08 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      27 of 44 
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It's quite retro really - a virus delivered by old-fashioned phone line.
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   29 Aug 2011 20:57 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       28 of 44 
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You should have strung him a long a bit; said you were doing what he was asking (whilst obviously not actually doing it), and started inventing problems that you made him help you fix.

In the movies, you'd also be running a trace on his phone line whilst agents move in on his position, but I guess the best you could do in this crappy real life thing we're stuck with is to get him to open a link to a "screenshot of your problem" which logged his IP address, and then try and get his ISP to do something.
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)    30 Aug 2011 07:53 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      29 of 44 
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I didn't mention that I was reasonably sure from the outset that his name wasn't really Alex and that his address was roughly 4.5 thousand miles away in Mumbai or Bengaluru.

I was tempted to string him along - 'hang on there's somebody at the door' - and so on, but I didn't really want abuse being hurled at me on a nice relaxed bank holiday morning.
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)    1 Sep 2011 22:01 
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I am torn - in a quandary.

It isn't often that I'm offered both wealth and sex in one e-mail, but Farida Waziri writes:

 

quote:

I strongly know that they will never tell you the truth because they are all thieving criminals. I have decided with my veto power that you must receive one third of your principle fund which is US$20.5m (Twenty million five hundred united states dollars) to ascertain really whom I am.

I expect your prompt response through my private.

Regards,

Mrs Farida Waziri

 

 So - should I investigate her private; promptly?
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)   1 Sep 2011 22:22 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       31 of 44 
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I have decided with my veto power: yes. Message through her private and find out whom she really is.
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   2 Sep 2011 01:42 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       32 of 44 
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Only once you've ascertained that her husband isn't around with three other men. :S
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 From:  Ken (SHIELDSIT)   2 Sep 2011 02:41 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)      33 of 44 
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Man, I wish I had veto power!


A Blog
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 From:  graphitone   2 Sep 2011 07:42 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)       34 of 44 
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That's written with more import and alacrity than some of the crap I have to sift through.

Over the past couple of weeks we've been getting spam sent to:

firstname.lastname@ourdomain.co.uk

And the content is just a single lower case letter. It's like they're not even trying anymore :C.

That said, I saw an email in the filter this morning advocating some accountancy firm and it came with a little riddle.

Anyone care to have a go over your morning cup o' tea?

quote: Spam Email

If seven becomes 40, three becomes 0, and eight becomes 55, then what does one become?


Drawings n' that
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 From:  JonCooper   2 Sep 2011 07:48 
 To:  graphitone      35 of 44 
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-8
Jon
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 From:  graphitone   2 Sep 2011 07:52 
 To:  JonCooper      36 of 44 
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You gonna explain or just sit there in self smug satisfaction that you think you're right?! :-O


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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   2 Sep 2011 08:12 
 To:  graphitone      37 of 44 
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Have a look here.
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 From:  JonCooper   2 Sep 2011 08:25 
 To:  graphitone      38 of 44 
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what Ant said ^

but ~

7 x 7 = 49 - 9 = 40

3 x 3 = 9 - 9 = 0

8 x 8 = 64 - 9 = 55

and...
1 x 1 = 1 - 9 = -8
Jon
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 From:  graphitone   2 Sep 2011 08:34 
 To:  JonCooper      39 of 44 
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Right enough.

 

You've all done very well. Buns all round.



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 From:  graphitone   2 Sep 2011 08:36 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      40 of 44 
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:-O

 

Cheater.



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 From:  JonCooper   2 Sep 2011 15:59 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      41 of 44 
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I got a bun and you got called a cheat but we both did the same thing - odd that :D
Jon
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   2 Sep 2011 16:01 
 To:  JonCooper      42 of 44 
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:((
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 From:  graphitone   2 Sep 2011 18:52 
 To:  JonCooper      43 of 44 
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The bun was a lie. :-Y



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