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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:47 pm

OK which one of you is responsible for this bit of lad de-education Laughing

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/06/fred_the_shred/

DEAR SIR,

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I AM FREDERICK GOODWIN, LATE OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, ENGLAND.

AFTER THE LOSS OF MY PRESTIGIOUS JOB MYSTERIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE BY GORDON BROWN, I WAS INFORMED BY OUR LAWYER, BELLO GAMBARI THAT, MY HOUSEKEEPER WHO AT THAT TIME WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL WOMENS INSTITUTE CALLED HIM AND CONDUCTED HIM ROUND HER APARTMENT AND SHOWED HIM FOUR METAL BOXES CONTAINING MONEY ALL IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND SHE EQUALLY MADE HIM BELIEVE THAT THOSE BOXES ARE FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO HER BROTHER IN SWITZERLAND FOR PERSONAL INVESTMENT.

ALONG THE LINE, MY GOLDFISH DIED AND SINCE THEN THE BRITOSH GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN AFTER US, MOLESTING, POLICING AND FREEZING OUR BANK ACCOUNTS AND EVEN MY PET DOG, "WUFFLES" RIGHT NOW IS IN DETENTION. MY PERSONAL PENSION FUND WORTH US$22,000,000 HAS BEEN CONFISCATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT IS INTERROGATING MY HOUSEKEEPERS BROTHER ABOUT HER INVESTMEMTS AND SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS. IT WAS IN THE COURSE OF THESE THAT OUR LAWYER SAW YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FROM THE PUBLICATION OF THE SCOTTISH BUSINESS PROMOTION AGENCY. THIS IS WHY I AM USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME AS A VERY SINCERE RESPONSIBLE PERSON. I HAVE ALL THE TRUST IN YOU AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT SIT ON THIS MONEY.

I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CARRYING THE FOUR METAL BOXES OUT OF THE COUNTRY, WITH THE AID OF SOME TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, WHO STILL SHOW SYMPATHY TO MY FAMILY, TO A NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY (JERSEY) TO BE PRECISE. I PRAY YOU WOULD HELP US IN GETTING THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY. EACH OF THESE METAL BOXES CONTAINS US$5,000,000 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) AND TOGETHER THESE FOUR BOXES CONTAIN US20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATESDOLLARS ONLY). THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE HAVE MOVED TO JERSEY.

THEREFORE, I NEED AN URGENT HELP FROM YOU AS A MAN OF GOD TO HELP GET THIS MONEY IN JERSEY TO YOUR COUNTRY. THIS MONEY, AFTER GETTING TO YOUR COUNTRY, WOULD BE SHARED ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE AGREED BY BOTH OF US.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MATTER IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STILL HAS ME UNDER SURVAILLANCE.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY FAMILY LAWYER AS INDICATED ABOVE AND ALSO TO LIAISE WITH HIM TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSACTION ON TEL/FAX N0:xxx-x-xxxxxxx AS HE HAS THE MANDATE OF THE FAMILY TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS AND BEST REGARD

SIR FRED GOODWIN

Elite Baiter Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 1702

ahhh you beat me to it - lucky i did a search first lol
Thought i had found a scoop lol, saw the same article.

I think this is the "shiver" style - shiver made such an impression on lads, and so many copied his style lads now think thats how its supposed to be.

Of course i could be wrong, but the derek trotter style is still being used by lads, and so this could just be they have reworked it and taken the latest news - this is typical lad behaviour.

Still funny as hell tho to read, molesting and freezing dogs lol.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:57 pm

OK, you got me laughing Smile

How the heck did someone get a scammer to send this?
"Along the line, my goldfish died" really got me down... Why? How? Who? I demand to know!