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Not quite a Newb Joined: 25 Jun 2010 Posts: 40

Got a wierd email today. Is this a Badger or another baiter obtaining my catcher email from somewhere...or even a very misinformed lad with some dodgy scripts? I like his style, and it made for a good read nonetheless.

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:42:41 +0000
To:
Subject: GREETINGS
From:

Dear Friend,

How are you? I hope you are well, and havent suffered any injuries recently. I do hope this email finds you. I found your name and email address on an explicit advertisement in a local phone box, so please do not be alarmed by my apparent mystery. I had to email you as this is an important matter I am about to discuss with you.

My name is Bill Oddie, a born and bred citizen of the UK. However I am currently working at the Gingangooly Zoo here in Nigeria, West Africa. The zoo is an important part of the local culture, and plays a vital role in the local community, such as keeping smack head teenagers off the street and providing local butchers with a fresh source of livestock.

In recent years the zoo has been becoming increasingly popular, and has been investing a lot of money into research of new and undiscovered animals, such as the mudkip, the kakuna and the diglett, all of them native to West Africa. Myself and other zookeepers have worked hard to ensure that these creatures are preserved and cared for well.

However, after 13 successful years the money is slowly running out, and there is little left to continue our work. This is where I need your help. A potential investor called Mr. Noel Edmonds has come forward to potentially invest $24,000,000 into the zoo. However, under the local Wildlife And Nature Keepers act of 1991, any potential investment will need the publics backing.

With your help, you will not only be helping save the zoo, but you will earn a lot of money from doing so. We will also allow you special privileges regarding the zoo.

If you are willing to help, please provide me with the following information:

1. Full name
2. Address
3. Scanned copy of your ID or animal card

Thank you so much, and remember - A zoo to you is sure to be a zoo, but a zoo to me is now what to you is a zoo.

Bill Oddie
Gingangooly Zoo

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:20 am

Hard to say a 100 % - maybe it's a de-educated lad. Further reading about the guy here: http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=189804

I tried to write him, but haven't heard back yet.

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:39 am

As we already have a thread on this wonderful bit of de-education, as per TheDane's post above, I'll lock this to avoid duplication.