The e-mail said the crash in which the woman's "relative" had died had happened in Monchengladbach, Germany.
But the actual Concorde crash in 2000, in which 113 people died, happened in Paris.
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ok even my dog knows that
ditchlewis - 13/12/07 at 12:29 PMa fool and thier money are easily parted. she was just greedy.
ditch
wilkingj - 13/12/07 at 12:34 PMquote:
Originally posted by ditchlewis
a fool and thier money are easily parted. she was just greedy.
ditch
Fool ... Yes
Greedy... Who knows.
Naieve... DEFINATELY.
speedyxjs - 13/12/07 at 12:36 PMI feel sorry for her. We see alot of stupid things like that at work (not as serious though) as all our customers as pensioners.
Richard Quinn - 13/12/07 at 12:40 PMWhat's an 80 year old doing on t'interweb and email anyway??
(Waits for responses)
smart51 - 13/12/07 at 12:40 PMIgnorance and nievety most likely. Educated people know that lawyers don't charge you large sums of money to inherit something and that people who do this to you are fraudsters. If you are told that you have inherited something, you will generally persue it. It isn't necesarily greed.
You've got to ask though, if you are the only relative of some dead guy, what about my brothers / sisters, cousins etc.
brynhamlet - 13/12/07 at 12:45 PMquote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
What's an 80 year old doing on t'interweb and email anyway??
(Waits for responses)
Why shouldn't an 80 year old go on the internet
Sitting in a house probably on her own obviously gives her something to do.
At 49 that's why I go on the internet and I have a job to fill 50 hours a week
In any case she might be building a Locost
My mum in law is well on the way to 80 and she uses the internet for shopping
end of rant!
Mr Whippy - 13/12/07 at 12:53 PMquote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
What's an 80 year old doing on t'interweb and email anyway??
(Waits for responses)
one of those web cam strippers?
Humbug - 13/12/07 at 01:50 PMCan you believe the BBC's advice, though:
"Anyone who receives a scam e-mail should contact their local police station." !!! I bet the rozzers would love that - I would be down there every day several times.
02GF74 - 13/12/07 at 02:02 PMtalking of naive, how many have fallen for the age old scam of building a sports car for £ 250 and racing if!!!
Mr Whippy - 13/12/07 at 03:48 PMquote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
talking of naive, how many have fallen for the age old scam of building a sports car for £ 250 and racing if!!!
I got the first book not long after it came out. Reading through it I do think champion could have built it for £250 at the time but most of his materials were scrounged or second hand and donors were cheap. I think if I had been as resourceful as him and willing to put the time in to getting stuff cheaply, I could also have been close to that cost. Remember the first cars were very very basic indeed.
[Edited on 13/12/07 by Mr Whippy]