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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:16 pm

Hi,
I just started my very first bait and would appreciate some feedback from those who are much, much more experienced!

I picked up a Surplus Scam Letter and created a character. His name is On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà, a 79-year old Italian friar who lives in a Clergymen Retirement Home in California. He's gentle and naive and belongs to a strange congregation called "Fr4ti C0pertini" that has a brand-new website (hours of pure delight for me in concocting and making it up - would like to post link but don't know if I can)

This gentle Man of God wrote a little email:

Quote:

PAX VOBISCUM!

I received the email but I cannot understand the meaning of the email – are you offering me some money?

Please explain better the meaning as I am an old friar (I have 79 years) who live in a Home for Elderly clergymen and English is not my mother tongue.

Thank you in advance

Bless you,

Fr. On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà

The day after a long email came:

Quote:

Delivered-To: [email protected]
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Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:50:50 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.87.63.20 with SMTP id q20mr236499fgk.27.1265313048863;
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Return-Path: [email protected]
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="_ced19c24-2893-4227-81a8-b591d4f39a5c_"
X-Originating-IP: [41.220.75.3]
From: British Financial Monitoring Unit
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: FROM THE DESK OF DIR. OF BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT.
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:50:33 +0000
Importance: Normal
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Attn: On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà=E0=2C=20
=20
It has come to our notice that a huge sum of money has been credited inyour=
name for transfer and is currently floating in the international banking c=
ommunity. Under the stipulated Law of the Government of Great Britain and =
other member countries of the United Nations=2C any huge amount of money th=
at has been found in the international computer data system waiting to be t=
ransferred without claims for a period of 6 months or less=2C shall be conf=
iscated and forfeited to the United Nations account.

STRICT NOTICE: You are warned and advised for your own good and for the del=
ivery of this commission=2C to desist from any calls=2Cemails=2Cfaxes and p=
osted letters from any where in the world purporting to be assisting you in=
receiving your payment. No organization=2C Individual or group of people a=
re responsible for making your payment realistic except the British Financi=
al Monitoring Unit=2Cbe wise please. Note: The British Financial Monitoring=
Unit is making this payment possible base on the Memorandum of Understandi=
ng (MOU) reached with the United States Government=2C British Government=2C=
the European Union (EU)=2C The Asian Government and the Arab World. All of =
them are all signatories to this payment procedure of which the United Nati=
ons has been officially and legally notified. Our official dealing code wit=
h you is (BFMU2009). This code will guide and protect you from the intendin=
g scammers who would want to use this commission as a cover up to fraudlent=
activities. Any message you receive from any where in the world without ou=
r dealing code should be discarded and disregarded for your own good and we=
should be notified immediately because we don't want to take chances with =
this payment. We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for r=
atification within the 3 days of this notice or consider your funds confisc=
ated.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.
Steve J. Hardcastle
Email:[email protected]
DIRECTOR BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT=20
=20

A very upset friar responds:

Quote:

Pax Vobiscum!
I cannot understand the meaning of the email that you send to me. Where are these money floating? It seems to me you are menacing me, I am an old Man of God and I have done nothing un-legal in all my life.
Please give an explanation.
Yours in the Almighty,
Fr. On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà

New email from scammers:

Quote:

Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: by 10.216.187.15 with SMTP id x15cs152333wem;
Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:43:31 -0800 (PST)
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Return-Path: [email protected]
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boundary="_ced9237e-8684-4a86-894e-1578d67d6207_"
X-Originating-IP: [217.20.240.19]
From: British Financial Monitoring Unit
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: DETAILS FROM DIR. OF BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT.
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:43:30 +0000
Importance: Normal
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Attn: On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà=E0=2C
=20
I acknowledged the speedy reponse to our e-mail in my desk and I deem it p=
roper and legitimate to provide you with details and erase your fears on th=
e reason why this e-mail was sent to you initially.
=20
The UK Government is fully committed to freezing the assets of terrorists a=
nd has a range of powers enabling it to do so. The UK has fully met the com=
mitments set out in the November 2001 IMFC Communiqu=E9. The UK has fully i=
mplemented the C UNSCR 1373 (Terrorism) and C UNSCR 1267(Taliban)=2C UNSCR =
1333 (Usama bin Laden) and 1390 (Taliban/UBL). Acting under the Terrorism (=
UN Measures) Order 2001 and the Al-Qa=92ida and Taliban (UN Measures) Order=
2002=2C the UK has frozen the assets of over 100 organisations and over 20=
0 individuals. A complete list of all those listed can be found at the Bank=
of England website. The Anti-Terrorism=2C Crime and Security Act 2001 prov=
ides police powers to seize terrorist cash anywhere in the UK and police po=
wers to freeze funds at the outset of investigation police powers to monito=
r accounts which may be used to facilitate terrorism tougher obligations on=
people to report suspicions that funds are destined for terrorism UK legis=
lation is available at OPSI's web site.

The UK took effective action to freeze funds soon after UNSCRs 1267 and 133=
3 were adopted. Before 11 September=2C some $90 million of Taliban assets h=
ad been frozen=3B since 11 September some $10 million has been frozen. Effo=
rts were made and returned the bulk of these assets =96 around $85million -=
to the legitimate Government in Kabul. Some $15million remains frozen. A f=
ounder member of the Egmont Group=2C the UK established an Economic Crime U=
nit within its National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) in 1992. A mul=
ti-agency Terrorist Finance Team was set up in NCIS in November 2001. NCIS =
hosts the Egmont Secretariat. The UK continues to support the provision of =
technical assistance and capacity building in a number of countries=2C fund=
ing programmes and initiatives designed to address a range of anti-money la=
undering=2C anti-terrorist financing and other counter terrorism issues. Th=
is funding is provided both bilaterally=2C and through contributions to mul=
ti-lateral initiatives. To further meet with individual needs and those af=
fected=2C the British Finance Monitoring Unit=2C by the powers confrrred to=
the Bitish Constitution decided to carry out a random system of ballotinge=
-mail addresses on the internet with balateral agreement with US Government=
. This was where your e-mail adress: [email protected]=2C appeared t=
o be a beneficiary of bilateral decision.
=20
Should you have any further questions=2C please do not hesitate to contact =
this office at your convenience.
=20
We appreciate your urgent co-operation.
Steve J. Hardcastle
Email:[email protected]
DIRECTOR BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT

=20

Fr. On0frio calms himself a bit and answers:

Quote:

Pax Vobiscum!
Thank you Mr. Harcastle for your kind words. I do not know English language so well but I can understand I won a huge amount of money? It seems strange to me as I have never entered a lottery.
Please clarify how many money I have won and why.
Yours in the Almighty,
Fr. On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà

Kind Mr. Hardcastle communicates our Fr. On0frio will be the world's wealthiest monk:

Quote:

Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: by 10.216.187.15 with SMTP id x15cs40062wem;
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 05:34:13 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.87.2.15 with SMTP id e15mr6462976fgi.22.1265636053008;
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X-Originating-IP: [81.199.63.157]
From: British Financial Monitoring Unit
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?RE:_URGENT?= =?windows-1256?Q?_REQUEST__?=
=?windows-1256?Q?FROM_THE_D?= =?windows-1256?Q?ESK_OF_DIR?=
=?windows-1256?Q?._OF_BRITI?= =?windows-1256?Q?SH_FINANCE?=
=?windows-1256?Q?_MONITORIN?= =?windows-1256?Q?G_UNIT.=FE?=
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:34:05 +0000
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References:
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Attn: On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà,

We have acknowledged the speedy reponse to our e-mail in my desk and wish to provide you details on how you merited this huge amount of money $800,000.00 which we initially notified you via e-mail.

The United Governmentfinally met the commitments set out in the November 2001 IMFC Communiqu�. The Government Britain however fully implemented the C UNSCR 1373 (Terrorism) and C UNSCR 1267(Taliban), UNSCR 1333 (Usama bin Laden) and 1390 (Taliban/UBL). Acting under the Terrorism (UN Measures) Order 2001 and the Al-Qa�ida and Taliban (UN Measures) Order 2002, the UK has frozen the assets of over 100 organisations and over 200 individuals. A complete list of all those listed can be found at the Bank of England website.

Before 11 September, some $90 million of Taliban assets had been frozen; since 11 September some $10 million has been frozen. Efforts were made and returned the bulk of these assets � around $85million - to the legitimate Government in Kabul. Some $15million remains frozen. A founder member of the Egmont Group, the UK established an Economic Crime Unit within its National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) in 1992. A multi-agency Terrorist Finance Team was set up in NCIS in November 2001. NCIS hosts the Egmont Secretariat. The UK continues to support the provision of technical assistance and capacity building in a number of countries, funding programmes and initiatives designed to address a range of anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing and other counter terrorism issues. This funding is provided both bilaterally, and through contributions to multi-lateral initiatives. To further meet with individual needs, the British Finance Monitoring Unit (BFMU) through a bilateral agreement with UN, World Bank, IMF, US Government decided to meet a wide rande of individuals all around the world. To further achieve this, a selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web where your e-mail address( [email protected]) was among the lucky ones selected.

However, we shall be awaiting your next response on your decision on how to safely have your funds sent to you. You are equally advised to reconfirm the following information immediately:
YOUR FULL NAMES
YOUR DIRECT PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS
THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOU.
YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS
YOUR OCCUPATION

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office at your convenience.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Steve J. Hardcastle
Email:[email protected]
DIRECTOR BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT

Fr. On0frio hardly believes and answers:

Quote:

Pax Vobiscum!
Thank you for the email. It nearly made me come a heart attack - are you sure there is no error? I read it is eight hundred thousand dollars, it seems to me an amount so huge I cannot imagine - maybe they are only 8.000 or 80.000 dollars?
Another thing that kept me awake last night is that I am afraid to do something dis-honest in keeping all these money for me who live with ease, where so many brothers and sisters are starving.
May I speak about this with my Superior, Father L4T0pa? He's younger and wiser than I am and he could give me precious conseils.
I do not want to break any secret so please tell me if I can speak of this with him.
Yours in the Almighty,
Fr. On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà

This is the story so far. Am I doing well? I'm planning to drag it quite long, then to have poor Fr. On0frio die so his superior, Father Am0 L4T0pa (literally, "I love the... ehm, I think, pussy Embarassed

can take this transaction in hand, etc. etc. etc.

Thanks for your feedback!
Paola

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:03 pm

I like your character very much. He is:

- Polite and compliant (asking if he may speak to his Superior, instead of just going ahead and doing it): the Lad will think this is a good sign!

- Presumably having some money to spare (as he is living in ease);

- Liable to need things explaining and re-explaining (as his English may not be the best); and

- Equally likely to run into problems when he needs to do anything as complicated as transfer money.

And a good idea, too, that when the Lad's patience with the old man begins to come to its end, then the young and initially-seeming more capable Father takes over.

And sounds like it will all be fun for you to play out too. Hope it continues as well as it has started!

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:47 am

Thanks Branwen!!!! Very Happy

(by the way, does your nick come from wonderful Welsh tales of Mabinogion?)
I'd like to post a link to Fr4ti C0pertini's site but don't know how to avoid being found by a smart scammer!

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:22 pm

The Helpless Friar's Saga continues...

After Fr. Onofrio's kind email where he requested permission to speak someone of his winning, another message came:

Quote:

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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:30:18 -0800 (PST)
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Return-Path: [email protected]
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="_f3a43e9b-773e-4e60-bc6d-d30e902d721b_"
X-Originating-IP: [41.220.75.3]
From: British Financial Monitoring Unit
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: URGENT REQUEST FROM BFMU...PROVIDE US WITH YOUR INFORMATION AS
REQUESTED
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:29:33 +0000
Importance: Normal
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References:
<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>
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Attn: On0frio Pol3nta B4ccal=E0=2C

=20

This is bring to your notice that the receipt of your e-mail was well ackno=
wledged and the content noted. I cannot still fathom the reason why your e-=
mail won this great prize. Mr.(Fr.) On0frio Pol3nta B4ccal=E0=2C I want to =
assure that your won fund is Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800=2C000) . =
Be advised that this transaction is very legitimate with lots of legal back=
ing which you will get to know as we proceed on the delivery of your funds.

As informed earlier on=2C the United Government finally met the commitments=
set out in the November 2001 IMFC Communiqu=E9. The Government Britain how=
ever fully implemented the C UNSCR 1373 (Terrorism) and C UNSCR 1267(Taliba=
n)=2C UNSCR 1333 (Usama bin Laden) and 1390 (Taliban/UBL). Acting under the=
Terrorism (UN Measures) Order 2001 and the Al-Qa=92ida and Taliban (UN Mea=
sures) Order 2002=2C the UK has frozen the assets of over 100 organisations=
and over 200 individuals. A complete list of all those listed can be found=
at the Bank of England website.

=20

I will advise that you keep this notiice from this commission very confiden=
tial until the funds finally get to you through the Diplomat via UN Global =
Securities=2C UK. This is to avoid any form of misinformation along the cou=
rse of this transaction. Keep this to yourself until you finally receive th=
is funds. I believe God has a reason for making your e-mail to emerge as on=
e of the lucky winners amongst the few.

=20

This funding is provided both bilaterally=2C and through contributions to m=
ulti-lateral initiatives. To further meet with individual needs=2C the Bri=
tish Finance Monitoring Unit (BFMU) through a bilateral agreement with UN=
=2C World Bank=2C IMF=2C US Government decided to meet a wide rande of indi=
viduals all around the world. To further achieve this=2C a selection proc=
ess was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Sele=
ction System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses f=
rom the world wide web where your e-mail address( [email protected])=
was among the lucky ones selected.=20

The United Government finally met the commitments set out in the November 2=
001 IMFC Communiqu=E9. The Government Britain however fully implemented the=
C UNSCR 1373 (Terrorism) and C UNSCR 1267(Taliban)=2C UNSCR 1333 (Usama bi=
n Laden) and 1390 (Taliban/UBL). Acting under the Terrorism (UN Measures) O=
rder 2001 and the Al-Qa=92ida and Taliban (UN Measures) Order 2002=2C the U=
K has frozen the assets of over 100 organisations and over 200 individuals.=
A complete list of all those listed can be found at the Bank of England we=
bsite.

=20

However=2C we shall be awaiting your next response on your decision on how =
to safely have your funds sent to you. You are equally advised to reconfirm=
the following information immediately:=20

YOUR FULL NAMES
YOUR DIRECT PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS
THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOU.
YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS
YOUR OCCUPATION
=20
Should you have any further questions=2C please do not hesitate to contact=
this office at your convenience.
=20
We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Steve J. Hardcastle
Email:[email protected]
DIRECTOR BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT

Could you believe he didn't want Fr. On0frio talking with anyone? Laughing

So our old friar writes back:

Quote:

Pax Vobiscum!
Thank you Mr. Harcastle for your email. I feel really discombobulated about my high winning, especially because it seems I cannot speak with anyone of it. You know, I entered the Convent when I was 12 and since then I did nothing that wasn't approved by my Superior.
I was debating inside myself if I realy wanted such a big amount. I'm quite well off since my elder brother Oronzo was called to his Father's heavenly home leaving me some thousand dollars of inheritance, so I was tempted to leave these 800.000 money to poor people, then I realized with this huge amount I can do many charities all around the World!

I can supply the info you need:

YOUR FULL NAMES - Frate On0frio Pol3nta B4ccalà

YOUR DIRECT PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS *
THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOU. maybe Fresno
YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS 21890 Scribbler St. Lost Hills California
YOUR OCCUPATION Retired Clergyman

*I cannot supply you a direct phone as I live in a Old-Age Retirement house and due to past bad experiences (my cell phone was cloned in Naples and I had to pay money for calls I didn't do) I don't feel like owning one, anyway all the people I care about live in the same building where I do live.

Thank you for your interessment
Yours in the Almighty
Fr. On0frio

I chose a little place in California, Lost Hills, because I liked the name Last Friday in Fr. On0frio's mailbox (i.e. mine) a new email came, introducing a new character in the plot: an attorney.

Quote:

Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: by 10.216.187.15 with SMTP id x15cs13494wem;
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:46:28 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.204.25.145 with SMTP id z17mr898788bkb.181.1265985987709;
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:46:27 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
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by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 5si7196825bwz.63.2010.02.12.06.46.27;
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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Return-Path: [email protected]
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="_04eec6ba-233c-4369-ba2a-4867e4163027_"
X-Originating-IP: [217.20.240.19]
From: British Financial Monitoring Unit
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED: CONTACT DETAILS PROVIDED FOR ATTORNEY
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:46:26 +0000
Importance: Normal
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References:
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Attn: Frate On0frio Pol3nta B4ccal=E0=2C
=20
We appreciate your speedy response to our e-mails once again. We have compl=
eted the packaging of your funds and it would be handed over to the Diploma=
t=2C Mr. Kingsley Reith Jonathan once the Letter of Attorney has been obtai=
ned. Your fund was sealed with a diplomatic stamp that will ensure that nob=
ody can open the consignment until it gets to you.
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The consignment was registered with the UN GLOBAL SECURITIES LTD=2C LONDON =
as CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND PERSONAL VALUABLES. Your Funds would be in Cali=
fornia=2CUSA immediately the document/Letter from Attorney has been receive=
d by this Commission. All other information for the UN GLOBAL SECURITIES LT=
D=2C including e-mail=2C Fax=2C and Telephone Numbers and Tracking Details =
would be forwarded to you as soon as we obtain the Document from the of A=
ttorney. Power of Attorney=2C therefore=2C is a legal document that allows =
this transaction to be executed.=20
=20
Meanwhile=2C we want you to formally contact Merle &Todd Chambers (who has =
several Legal subsidiaries in US) via e-mail for the Application for the L=
etter of Attorney which will take less than 48hours depending on how fast y=
ou are in this regard. Below is the contact information.
=20
Merle & Todd Chambers=2C
33 Chancery Lane
England
WC2A 1EN=20
Tel: +44-84-477-45014
Fax: +44-70-240-51557
E-mail: [email protected] =20
[email protected]
=20
NOTE: Our official dealing code with you is (BFMU2009). This code will guid=
e and protect you from the intending scammers who would want to use this co=
mmission as a cover up to fraudulent activities. Any message you receive fr=
om any where in the world without our dealing code should be discarded and =
disregarded for your own good and we should be notified immediately because=
we don't want to take chances with this payment.

Should you have any further questions=2C please do not hesitate to contact =
this office at your convenience. Again=2C kindly get back to us as soon as =
you in contact with Merle & Todd Chambers. I must tell you that God is ind=
eed behind you for you to have emerged as one of the beneficiaries. Please =
use this fund for the benefit of the less privileged as your profession dem=
ands. I am equally a seasoned Catholic too. Your swift response to e-mails =
would be highly appreciated.

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Furthermore=2C I want to assure you of our total commitment to ensure that =
this fund gets to you as soon as the Letter of Attorney is received. I want=
to assure you again that you have absolutely nothing to be worried about b=
ecause I believe God made this possible for you to touch other lives. Also=
=2C why we advised that you make this transaction very confidential is beca=
use we do not want any obstruction from your government or individuals duri=
ng the course of delivery. So please keep this to yourself until the funds =
get you.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Regards=2C
Steve J. Hardcastle
DIRECTOR BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT

A sick, worried Fr. On0frio answered today:

Quote:

Pax Vobiscum!
Please excuse me for the delay to answer to your email.
I was quite sick in these days.
Also, I'm quite upset because Saturday a Policeman came to our Home and lectured us friars about dangers of online scams - please don't take offence as I don't say you are scammers (God forbid me!) but he put in me a uneasy feeling.
He said old people are often cheated in giving all their money to strangers! I own only about $ 30,000 that were left to me by my late brother Oronzo, these money I already destined to various charities and to have a beautiful funeral, what if I should lose them?
I would be more, more sure if I could receive an email from a Man of God (be it priest, friar or pastor) who makes me sure everything is OK.
Please, excuse me again but at my old age it is easy to be scared (I did not sleep these nights). I believe I could be your Grandfather and I am sure you will understand me.
Thank you,
Yours in the Almighty,
Fr. On0frio

I tried my best to write in bad English, translating literally from Italian (eg. "money" as a plural noun).

I hope to drag this "seasoned catholic" Confused

out of his script. Very Happy

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:06 pm

Very clever to ask for reassurance and mention the $30,000 in the same email! I think the lure of the $30,000 will bring the off-script reassurances your way!

(And yes, Branwen is in the Mabinogion, sister of Brân the Blessed!)

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:53 am

Help!
I'm currently under a predicament as last Saturday I broke my right arm Sad

and writing is quite painful for me, so I'm asking fellow baiters if somebody can take this bait and continue it on my behalf.
I really don't feel like writing emails, let alone copy/paste with my left hand! it took me 20 min to write these lines.
If anyone is willing I can pm all the mails I received and sent, together with a link to the site I built on this purpose.
I'm so sorry!!!! Crying or Very sad

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