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I got this one in the post today. It goes to proove that occasionally the crooks do invest some money to get their message out.  The scammers have spent 0,60 € plus costs for paper and envelope, not to mention the time needed to print it and package it. Of course, they must have taken a whole pile of letters to the post office, so I would reckon they spent something like 2 to 3 Euros on each letter.

Even with these costs, they will get a better response in comparison to E-Mail.

They are doing the “next of kin” story on this one and have customized it with my surname to make it fit the story. Just click on the letter to the left and take a full size look at it on Flickr.

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Has this fellow never heard about money laundering?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Melvyn Falzon
Date: Aug 30, 2008 11:58 PM
Subject: ` Reply
To:

Hello Dear,

I am Melvyn k. Falzon son of Mr. Falzon a licensed business merchant
and a contractor. It’s my honor writing you this letter with great
confidence regarding a reasonable sum of money inherited from my late
father. I wish to invest this amount (8,650,000 euro) of fund in your
country if you can assure me of your willingness and support to help
me sincerely since you are living in a more peaceful/advanced country
than my war ravaged country. I will really appreciate if you accept my
proposal as i am willing to offer you 865,000 euro, so i can give you
a detailed explanation on how we proceed. indicate your interest by
sending your phone number & address so that I can communicate with you
at any time. Thanks in anticipation and looking forward to your
sincere response.
with thanks, Melvyn Falzon

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