[kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs

[Phillipps Marc]

>At least since I joined the telephone preference list I haven't got =
any
more
>like it or double glazing companies!

Since we switched the phone from BT to cable we haven't had anything =
really
(apart from bloody World Books . . I wish they would leave me alone !)


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Lucy Cornwell [SMTP:lucy.cornwell@vetstream.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:56 AM
> To:	gathering@misera.net
> Subject:	RE: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs
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> The last one I got was by phone...you've won a holiday...all you have =
to
> do
> is attend a 3 hr presentation on timeshares in London oh and can I =
ask you
> some questions are you single/married/living with someone, do your =
joint
> earnings exceed Xk etc etc
> At least since I joined the telephone preference list I haven't got =
any
> more
> like it or double glazing companies!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gathering-admin@misera.net =
[mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]On
> Behalf Of Phil
> Sent: 27 January 2004 10:45
> To: gathering@misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs
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> I know of someone who fell for the Canadian Lottery scam thats doing
> the rounds here at the moment. Basically (for those who havnt heard
> this one yet) you get a phone call telling you that youve won the
> Canadian lottery, however YOU have to send THEM several thousand
> pounds first, before they will release your money to you! I cant
> understand how anyone could be that gulible, but aparently people are
> falling for it in droves!
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> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:52:39 +0000, you wrote:
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> >>From: "Lucy Cornwell" <lucy.cornwell@vetstream.com>
> >>Another thing that occasionally bothers me is why some people =
believe
> the
> >
> >
> >I know what you mean. My friend on an evening paper in Brighton did =
a
> story
> >about a recently retired man who put virtually all his life savings =
into
> >that Nigerian scam thing where you get an e-mail supposedly from the
> >Nigerian foreign ministry (or summin like that) and they want you to
> deposit
> >a =A3thousand in some account in return for a about =A3million a =
later date.
> I'm
> >sure you've seen it.
> >
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