Forwarded along to me by one Mr. Beasley:
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
DEAR AMERICAN:
I NEED TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.
I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED THE NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 800 BILLION DOLLARS US. IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER, IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU.
I AM WORKING WITH MR. PHIL GRAM, LOBBYIST FOR UBS, WHO WILL BE MY REPLACEMENT AS MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY IN JANUARY. AS A SENATOR, YOU MAY KNOW HIM AS THE LEADER OF THE AMERICAN BANKING DEREGULATION MOVEMENT IN THE 1990S. THIS TRANSACTIN IS 100% SAFE.
THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY. WE NEED A BLANK CHECK. WE NEED THE FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THESE FUNDS IN THE NAMES OF OUR CLOSE FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE. MY FAMILY LAWYER ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO WILL ACT AS A NEXT OF KIN SO THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
PLEASE REPLY WITH ALL OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IRA AND COLLEGE FUND ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND THOSE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO WALLSTREETBAILOUT@TREASURY.GOV SO THAT WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR COMMISSION FOR THIS TRANSACTION. AFTER I RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, I WILL RESPOND WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDS THAT WILL BE USED TO PROTECT THE FUNDS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY MINISTER OF TREASURY PAULSON
He sounds so trustworthy. Maybe just this once I won’t get burned….
How stupid is the House Judiciary Committee? Here’s how stupid:
1. They set up a private email tipline for whistleblowers
2. They email the people who’ve sent in tips, ensuring privacy measures have been taken to protect them.
3. Said email has all the addresses in the “to” field rather then the “bcc” field, meaning everyone can see everyone else’s email address.
4. The committee sends out a second email recalling the first one….in which the addresses are again in the “to” field and not the “bcc” field.
5. Oh, and the Vice President’s Office was sent the emails, with the addresses included. Not like he’s known for getting back at people or anything like that.
Hopefully someone gets the boot for this.
(via TPM)
How’s that for an eye-catching title? Anyway its true, particularly when you consider this news:
Fake emails claiming to offer nude photographs of Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Milla Jovovich and pixelated videogame babe Lara Croft are behind 80 per cent of computer viruses last month, according to expert
Come on now people. Don’t open attachments unless you know the sender and even then proceed with caution. And if you are opening emails hoping to see some nude celebrities, well you deserve a virus or two.
Why, exactly, would Karl Rove be sending 95% of his emails through an RNC account rather then his White House account? Could it be that the laws/rules concerning preservation of White House communications are not applicable to outside accounts? Why, it almost sounds like Mr. Rove is trying to hide his emails from the public. That can't be right, can it? I mean, what would Mr. Rove possibly have to hide?
(via TPM Muckraker)