tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175097092012-01-10T20:37:15.601-05:00Miscellaneous Ramblings about anything that concerns me <center>and a few things that don't.</center>skipgienapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12509078662070728695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-79901284207098744432012-01-10T20:37:00.001-05:002012-01-10T20:37:15.609-05:00

Source: http://frugaldad.com

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Nick is a soccer star, a photo by SkipGienapp on Flickr.The boys are playing Upward soccer this year, and seem to be enjoying it. It's a great way to learn basic athletic skills and sportsmanship.

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I'm certainly not the first person that has begun to see the value in cloud computing and online banking, and there are certainly many, well established personal finance websites and blogs available. But I thought it was worth putting down my own thoughts on the issue, if only for a resource to point back to for my friends who might be interested.A Little Background On MeYou could begin by

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Mac Powell, vocalist for Christian Band Third Day talks about his adoption through Bethany Christian Services.. My own two adopted sons got to meet Mac and the guys at the Riverbend Festival last summer. It was their first rock show!

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I must not have anything worthwhile to say. It's also possible that my so-called spare time is dominated by trying to keep up with all of my other Internet channels. I'm drawn to Twitter I think because I like the challenge of being pithy or informative or humorous within the 140 character limit. The blog was originally intended to SEE if I had anything to say... more of a "If you build it,

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VisualEconomics.com Best Infographics of 2010: "(LINK TO FULL INFOGRAPHICS BELOW)Food Consumption in AmericaThe average American consumes a LOT of food and beverage over the course of a year. Just how much, you ask?How The Average American Uses EnergyIn the United States, we take light switches and electrical sockets for granted.But how many of us know how much electricity we’re using

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1231101426Originally uploaded by SkipGienappDamien (8) and Nick (6) try out the slingshots they got for Christmas. The slingshots require a lot of arm strength. They're working on it.This little adventure this afternoon was really only our second foray in to the outdoors this holiday break. We spent most of Christmas week being home-bodies. With the one exception of playing in the

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100_1108Originally uploaded by SnLGienappDamien and Nick got to visit the Nina and Pinta last week. These two replica ships docked in Chattanooga last week and we got discount tickets via our homeschool group. The boys have been studying Columbus this month, having read 3 different books around Columbus day. it was a great learning experience, and a beautiful day to be downtown on the river.

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Flat Stanley ProjectOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappBe on the lookout for a Flat Stanley coming in your mailbox! Damien and Nick have started this project.

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5 Success Traits God Wants Us to Have: "The dictionary definition of success is “favorable or desired outcome”. Do you want to have a favorable outcome for your career? Your marriage? Your finances? Me too.  The good news is that our heavenly father passes his own success traits down to his children.Although I list only five, I am sure there are many, many others. Please share the ones you

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Google: There Are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World: "How many books have ever been published in all of modern history? According to Google’s advanced algorithms, the answer is nearly 130 million books, or 129,864,880, to be exact.We’ll admit it’s practically impossible to count every book that has ever been written, but in order for Google Books to successfully catalog the world’s supply of

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The Invention of the Leatherman: Patent Gallery

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How Not To Run A Sound Check: "Some of you know that I work part-time for a live concert production company. One of the concerts we did not long ago was a church doing its live-CD release concert in a college amphitheatre. And this is how their sound guy ran the sound check: He started with the drummer, used his talkback mic to tell him to hit the kick. Three minutes later the drummer was still

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100_0747Originally uploaded by SnLGienappA time honored ritual observed: A man, a boy, and their fireworks.

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7 Steps To Help Get Out Of Credit Card Debt: "You have vowed over and over again to get that credit card debt out of your life, but here you are, still in debt, frustrated with your lack of progress and starting to lose hope. Don’t! Millions have been where you are and have conquered that debt. You can too!These tips will help.1. Agree on getting rid of credit card debtIf single, find an

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Debt Consolidation and the “Orbital of Stupid”: "Yesterday, I heard a very interesting story on NPR that focused on Dave Ramsey looking at Greece’s debt situation through a personal finance lens. Without going into the politics of it, Dave made the astute observation that if a person behaved in the same way that Greece (or any other nation verging on default) behaved, they would be in a deep,

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How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will Keep You in Debt Forever: "Make sure you read the fine print about minimum payments photo credit: TheTruthAbout…Did you know that making your minimum credit care payment every month will take you as much as four times longer to get rid of debt than making a fixed payment? I recently ran across a nifty calculator at Bankrate.com that I recommend looking at

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029Originally uploaded by Blogmedic

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012Originally uploaded by Blogmedic

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I got approved for $33,500! Who knew it would be that easy? Seriously, if anybody needs quick cash I know a loan shark...er... organization that is able to loan any amount you need.fromRaymond Mark to"Fr. Roscoe P. Coltrane" dateMon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:32 PMsubjectYour Loan Terms/Conditions...Get Back With Info NowCompany Name:Raymond Loaning companyCompany Address:3434 watt road KanoLoan

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I think the good doctor may question my actual interest in $3.7 Million united state dollars.George Eyakwe to me show details Feb 25 (1 day ago) Fr. Roscoe P. Coltrane,Your mail was understood.The fund in question is $3.7 million united state dollars okay andthere is no way we can communicate on the email alone without verbaldiscussion by leaving a message on the phone, that sound not maturedand

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Dr. George Kelly must be interested. He takes a little time to explain.From: "George Eyakwe" Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:50 AMTo: "Fr. Roscoe P. Coltrane" Subject: RECONFIRMED BEFORE WE PROCEED/CALL ME FOR VERBAL DISCUSSION.George Eyakwe to me show details 12:50 AM (21 hours ago) Attn: Fr. Roscoe P. Coltrane,Your email was noted.Firstly, the scan identity I mean here is a copy of your

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Didn't seem to bother him that he hadn't heard from me since October or so. He writes:George Eyakwe to me show details Feb 24 (1 day ago) Dear Father Coltrane, Your email content is noted. I need to reaffirm phone number and address for record purposes, as to enable the official of the security company in United States open communication with you immediately. Please note that the money that is

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I usually like to keep more than one of these reverse scams running at a time. Here's another one.fromDr George Eyakwe Kelly todateMon, Sep 21, 2009 at 7:03 PMsubjectI would wait for your call as soon as you get this email for further update.mailed-byyahoo.comHi,I guess it has been a while we talked, anyway I have been quite busy here working on the way forward for the business deal I had

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In case you lose track, we'll call this scambait #1 (2010)My reply to Mr. Raymond Mark that offered the loan.DEAR MR. MARK, I hope the information below will aid you in the approval of the loan. I am very anxious to start the missionary work at home and abroad. Many blessings upon you and your house. May the Spirit of St. Bartholomew the Curious abide in you and guide your inner functions to

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In which I amuse myself with scambaiting 419 scammers....Many of you will remember the previous exploits of my 419 alter ego, Father Roscoe, seen here on the right. While I will admit there is somewhat of a resemblance, the actual image scarcely matters in the context of the reverse 419 scam, or scambaiting as it is also known. Much fun can be had little investment. TREMENDOUS amounts of

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The hell with your politics. That's my brother's unit. And a bunch more Tennessee boys.They voluntarily went back to the sandbox.

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some soldier I ran intoOriginally uploaded by emmegabHe's down there NOT with his wife and 5 kids so you and I don't have to be. Thanks brother.

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Making money buying and selling cars: "Everyone knows that cars are almost always a depreciating asset. You pay $20,000 for it and drive off the lot and it is worth $18,000. A year later it’s worth $14,500, and a few years later it’s worth $3500. This is the common story for most cars. And with the American obsession to spend so much of our income on our transportation, I am convinced that cars

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The Card Game: "(60 minutes) As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with The New York Times, Bergman and the Times talk to industry insiders,

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The Card Game: "(60 minutes) As credit card companies face rising public anger, new regulation from Washington and a potential perfect storm of economic bad news, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In a joint project with The New York Times, Bergman and the Times talk to industry insiders,

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How To Jumpstart the Economy and Create Millions of Jobs: "More than a year ago I wrote a post (see below) about taxing stock transactions. I suggested 10c per share on both sides. Some of our politicians are suggesting .025pct.  There really is no reason not to do it either way. Spreads have narrowed in the past several years to pennies from nickels, dimes and quarters. So we know that the

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No One Cares More About Your Retirement Than YOU Do: " This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.In recognition of National Save for Retirement Week, let’s take a gander at some numbers:The average Social

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Minimalist Money: 6 Steps to Simplify Your Financial Life: " This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of the simplicity blog, Zen Habits. Leo also recently started a new blog about minimalism, mnmlist.com.Finances are one of the most complicated things in many people’s lives … and yet, they don’t have to be. With a little effort, you can simplify your financial life and end the money headaches most

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Government redistribution of wealth: Is it right?: "Should the government take from the rich to give to the poor?I am going to try to keep this as politically neutral as possible, but I would like to get some reader's opinions on wealth redistribution. We had a guest post last week about Reverse wealth distribution that stirred up a lot of discussion, so I wanted to discuss it from a different

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Dreaming of winning the lottery? It's a No-win bet!: "This article was written by Joe, a financial counselor, has been a newspaper money columnist for nearly three years. He started his blog, Personal Finance By The Book, in July, 2009.Playing the Lottery is a No-Win BetThe Tortoise and the Haire All Over AgainA few months ago I watched a TV "reality" show which featured various lottery winners

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Keep Your Cash, I Want My Clunker: "The following guest post is from one of my favorite writers, Neal Frankle of Wealth Pilgrim. After reading the post, head over to Neal’s site and check out his free subscription options.Let the Government go bail out somebody else. It’s too expensive for you.I’ll admit that I haven’t followed all the ins and outs of this program but I have two good reasons for

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Woodstock: How Does It Sound 40 Years Later?

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How To Conduct A Financial Fire Drill: "Do you know how long you could survive if you or a spouse lost your job? What if you are like me and are the lone income provider - how long could your family live on savings alone? If you are not sure about the answers to these questions it is probably a good idea to conduct a financial fire drill.The concept of a financial fire drill is based on the idea

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I'm pretty inconsistent with my blogging, because I find lots of little diversions that end up stealing what is probably an unhealthy amount of my time. In the interest of self-analysis and full-disclosure, I offer the following report of my "spare time" activities.In late 2007, I opened a Facebook profile. After a slow start, it grew on me in 2008 while it experienced its own growth spurt to

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Damien Practices with the cameraOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappRecently I got a Kodak digital camera, and have renewed my interest in taking pictures. The natural outcome of this is that Damien, having just turned 7, thinks that he can and should try everything that I do, since he is the ONE person in the world that is naturally pre-disposed to the idea that if I do it, it must be cool.

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Picture 016Originally uploaded by SkipGienappOne of my friends recently had a plasectomy, an operation in which one cuts up all their credit cards, thumbs their nose at the credit card industry, and declares financial freedom. I relate to this action in a personal way because I performed a similar operation myself, and have been systematically been paying off our consumer debt. I'm truly

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Riverbend 078Originally uploaded by SkipGienappJennifer Daniels

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WAY WAY back in August of 2008, I started posting about my journey in to consumer debt, and my penchant for opening credit lines as some sort of measure of financial prowess.   The journey out of credit card debt is almost complete, and kind of a separate story, but I finally come back to it with last month's payoff of the Sear "Charge Plus" account.    Honestly, I don't really remember what the

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not sure what was so funnyOriginally uploaded by emmegabFor those of you that know us, you will be interested to learn that my younger brother Andy has surpassed me in his formal education, graduating with his Masters degree this past week. There was a time in my life that his achievement might have left me feeling inadequate- we've always had the typical brother one-upmanship- but truthfully

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Gotta get back to the debt story... I promise I'll start writing again... meantime...The Wisdom of Great Investors

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Warning:Highly addictive video ahead...my favorite part is the "ZAP!". And what the heck is a grand piano doing there? And whose idea was this?

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By the spring of 1991, (two years after graduation), I had accumulated 3 Visa cards, two Mastercards, and a Discover card. Along the way I had also picked up a Sears card for "household" needs, a Structure card for "clothing" needs, a Firestone card for "auto" needs. Still, I was missing something. The concept of the American Express card was ultra-sophisticated. They did not put a credit

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0816081104.jpgOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappSaturday was orientation at the university where I work. Every fall, I stand before these "eager young minds" and cajole them to bring their class schedule with them to buy books in my bookstore. This year I tried to break up the monotony by taking a picture. The picture turned out blurry. (I only use my phone camera for pics.)At first I was

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My wife and her horseOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappMy wife is a dedicated and loving wife, stay at home mom, home-schooler, entrepreneur, and horse lover. Yep, most of her childhood dreams have now come true.While I have glibly quoted "Happy Wife, Happy Life" many times over the last 11 years, I now know what the flip that really means.Allow me a little cut and paste quoting here. I've

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Find More Olympics Photos at NBC Olympics.com!

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I claim artistic license in the unabashed plagiarism in the subject of this post.I also claim artistic lameness in using a lightsaber duel to symbolically represent the war we all fight with our debt. Darth Vader=Debt. You get it.When last you read, I had spent the month after graduation from college relaxing on my couch, taking up smoking as a hobby, living off of cash advances from my

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No...not that kind of bondage.The bondage of credit cards.By the time we had reached the end of the last blog post, I had used up close to half of my available $1500 credit nest egg. I had paid the bill a couple of times, $20 minimum payments, not to outrageous given my income level of an average of $120 month from my work study jobs plus the spare change I was always able to find in the spare

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It's a familiar story. You're in college, maybe you've got a work study job, maybe your parents send you a little money from time to time. In 1988, $100 was a lot of money and I could usually make it stretch as much as 5 or 6 weeks. I was on the "meal plan" so I didn't really have to pay for food. I had a car in my last two years, but I didn't really have to drive any where. When I

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Since April, I have been listening to a lot of Dave Ramsey and realizing that my goal of the last ten years is within reach finally... getting out of debt. When I talk to people about this, most of them listen with a polite silence, appearing interested, but I always kind of feel like what I'm saying is going over their heads.... like, there might be a couple of possibilities running through

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Butt Scratching and Bass Fishingby Dave RamseyA couple of weeks ago, I worked late like I sometimes need to do to run my business. It was a nice Tennessee summer evening, and I was enjoying the drive home. About 7:30, as I pulled to a stop light a few blocks from my office, I noticed a light on in the corner office of a friend’s office building. Through the twilight I could make out my friend’s

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Well, I kinda let the trail go cold on my 419 reverse scams.... when I last posted, I had put a couple of them off by feigning traumatic injuries. The good thing about 419 scams is that they are always readily available. We'll start a couple more up after a while. Meantime, here's a really funny Youtube for your entertainment. Watch the drummer.

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FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria .Attention: Roscoe ColtraneI AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS FROM YOU, HOW IS YOUR BODY NOW? I HOPE YOU ARE FEELING FINE I PRAY GOD WILL TOUCH YOUR BODY FOR A FAST RELEIF OF PAINS,I WILL WAIT AND TRY TO

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I've been out of town the last few days, leaving my current baits hanging in the balance. Haven't heard from James Luis since his last little note, but apparently word of my leg wound got back to ZEDEX Express, and they are concerned... how nice! .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} ZEDEX

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Dr. Ali thinks I've been shot. He writes...Ministry Finance to meshow details 8:21 AM (14 hours ago) ReplyDear Roscoe P. ColtraneHow has is your leg doing now? since the other day i have been thinking about what happen to you, just like that,men of this world is wicked,i will try all my best to see that his ministry wait for you to get well.I always say a pryer for each morning before work,

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Time to see how much patience he's got...I've had a little troubleJames,I have not been able to get to the bank yet. I was in a terrible car wreck yesterday. I'm unable to move. I had the nurse type this email for me on my laptop. See attached picture. I will send word to the bank hopefully this weekend.Yours,Roscoe

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I suggested splitting the "inheritance" with James Luis, but he either didn't understand that offer, or didn't like it, because he ignored it. Witness:FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria .Attention: Father Roscoe P ColtraneI HAVE

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Roscoe P. Coltrane,I highlty simpathise with you, so sorry and I thank the almighty God that you are alive.Could you please send me your personal phone contacts including the code so we can as well ease our mode of correspondence.Though, there is a good news regarding the delivery of the card through, i hope if you lay your hand on the funds you can take good care of yourself and heal up fast.You

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I need to put Dr. Cofi Ali off a little bit, in order to gain time to fool with James Luis some more. I decide that I must have received a terrible gunshot wound, which is why I can't get back with Zedex right now...Dr. Ali, I was shot by a gun in the leg tonight. Look at this picture. I'm afraid I can't deal with Zedex right now.I'll write back as soon as I'm able.yours,RP Coltrane

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At this point Dr. Ali wants to make sure that Zedex Express has contacted me.Attn: Roscoe Coltrane, I saw your massage it all good that you have contacted zedex expressparcel services for your delivery,nevertheless i believe by now you must have received your consignment at your door step.Please inf om us as soon as possible if you have so therefore we can send to you, your secret pin code

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FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis, 5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria . Attention: Father Roscoe P Coltrane I AM SORRY FOR THE LATE RESPONSE I AM SO BUSY ALL THE DAYS, THE PICTURES YOU ASK FOR I AM VERY BUSY TO SNAP THE PICTURE AND MRS, MORGAN TOLD

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I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to trust any shipping and freight company that can't spell "shipping" and "freight". Check out the "official approval" certificate. MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE6A Musa Street,Ikoyi LagosLAGOS NIGERIA.EMAIL:zedexexpressparcel_services@hotmail.comTELL:+234-083-470-4194Fax Number:001-928-563-9498Attn:Roscoe Caltrane,How are you doing over there? happy weekends to

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FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria .Attention: Father Roscoe P Coltranei thank god you now realise that, i will send you my photo as you said holding a fish and drawing a cross line. and i will give you the picture of mrs morgan

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I gotta let James Luis know about the REAL Federal Ministry of Finance...JamesI think something is going on very wrong here. Here is the original letter from the real Ministry of Finance:> INTERNATIONAL ATM CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT..FRN>>>> ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.>>>> THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED

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FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria . Attention: Father Roscoe P Coltrane PLEASE SIR DONT LET ANY BODY DECIEVE YOU, GIVE ME THE E-MAIL OF THE REAL FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE DOCUMENT YOU RECIEVE

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Zedex? I dunno, sounds like a pro outfit to me... ----- Original Message ----- From: ZEDEX EXPRESS PARCEL SERVICES ZEDEX EXPRESS PARCEL SERVICES To: coltrane.rp@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:42 PM Subject: which of the options sir, .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}

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----- Original Message ----- From: Roscoe Coltrane To: Ministry Finance ; zedexexpressparcel_services@hotmail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:21 PMSubject: Re: ALL IS WELLDear Zedex,How do I get my parcel?Dr. Ali is sending me a very important package from the Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria. Please let me know what to do to effect shipment to me. We need to be extremely

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So let's tell James Luis that I'm not concerned about his measly little $900,000 because I've got another FMF promising $9 million.Brother James, I'm sorry my brother, the Lord bless you, but the deal is off. I have been contacted by the REAL Federal Ministry of Finance, and they are giving me $9,020,000, and they aren't charging me anything. I'm afraid I don't have the time for a paltry

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In case you've lost track here, I've got TWO scammers writing to me, both claiming to represent the Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria...they are both starting to get a little anxious... FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis, 5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria

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He seems to be getting a little impatient here... Attn: Roscoe Coltransome times it is better that we try instead of not trying at all,i can assure you that a swift card can be used to pay off all kinds of bills as Long as the card is valued and credit full.any way that is not the kind of question am expecting you to ask after all effort this office has put in place for your payment to come out

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Roscoe Coltrane to Ministry show details 12:51 PM (5 hours ago) Reply Dr. Ali,Now, on that payment card, will that work for gas at the gas station? I don't know if you get the US news, but gas prices are a BITCH these days. Yours,Father Roscoe

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Well, it's official. I've got a $9,020,000 ATM card. Just LOOK at these official documents! Dr. Mark Ali explains:Ministry Finance to meshow details 11:25 PM (39 minutes ago)ReplyAtten: Roscoe Coltrane,Your mail is well understood by me, it is a good thing when we ask questions right?yes the kind of ATM CARD that is to be issued out to you for your payment is an American Express Card that can bee

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Remember Dr. Mark Ali, who had informed me of my inheritance ($9,000000.000,20,0000 (NINE MILLION TWEENTH THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). He finally wrote back:Ministry Finance to me show details Feb 16 (3 days ago) ReplyAttn Rev. Roscoe P Coltrane, I perused through your e-mail, thank you. I wish to inform you that the information we have here clearly stated that you are beneficiary to the

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The object of any scambait is to try and waste as MUCH of the scammers time, energy and resources as possible. Now that James Luis is expecting a Western Union transfer, it's time to send him on as many wild goose chases as possible.Brother James,Is this the correct Western Union form? Will it work?Father Roscoe

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Now we reach the moment of truth. James Luis, secretary to the Minister of Finance, has given me detailed instructions as to where to send my $980 fee (to process the $900,000 transfer)James Luis to meshow details 5:31 AM (16 hours ago) ReplyFROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat

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John Cleese’s “Letter to America”15 02 2008Originally uploaded by Browserd.Dear Citizens of America,In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (

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Dear Brother JamesThank you for attending to these details on my behalf. Please, thank Hon. Mrs Doores Morgan for me as well.I have decided to ask my financial officer, Mr. Hugh G. Rection, to cut a check to you for the fees associated with re-validating my account. I have asked him to send you more than you ask, a total of $2896 USD, against any other expenses this matter may incur.Please advise

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The premise of all 419 scams (or, the Advance Fee Scam) is that some large sum of money has by some mysterious stroke of luck has suddenly been bequeathed upon you. In order to get the money transfered from whereever it is to your bank however proves to be somewhat difficult. Much paperwork needs to be done, and there are fees involved. So the idea of the 419 scam is to collect fees to "clear"

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This email is a little terse, almost as if James Luis, personal secretary to the Nigerian Federal Minister of Finance, is suprised that I didn't even ask about the money in the last email. See below-FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja -

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Ahhh, here's another one. We're going to try a different approach with this one, because this naughty little girl has already got a couple of baits of her own out there on the interweb. Here's the first letter:Assistance to carry out a project of $17.500.000.00 from Miss Comfort KonaGood day,My name is Miss Comfort Kona, please I will want you to give attention to this my mail, hoping that this

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Two or more responses and some interest is shown. The previous bait, Dr. Mark ALi of the unused ATM card, has not responded. So now my focus is going to be James Luis and the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance. My dear brother James,How suprised and relieved I am as well to discover that I am not dead. I am sorry to say we do not have telephones here in the monastery, only email. This is

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FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: James Luis,5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,Shehu Shagari Way, Central AreaAbuja - Nigeria . Attention: Father Roscoe P Coltrane, This honourable office are in receipt of your mail. You are so lucky to have responded to us, otherwise we would have beleived that you are indeed dead.

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Dear Mr. Luis,So sorry to hear that you were eat by a car on your way to the office. Thank God you are all right. What's this about $900,000? I don't know any Barrister Frank Bobby and I am most certainly not dead. Let me know details. I have to go do the daily blessing of the sheep. sincerely yours,Father Roscoe P ColtraneHoly Apostolic Armeninan Order of St. Bartholomew.

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... in the same place. Who are "THEY" kidding? I'm the luckiest guy in the world. In addition to inheriting $9 million an hour or so ago, turns out the government of Nigeria would like to pay me $900,000, if I will verify for them that I'm not dead. Think I'm kidding? Look...FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: Hon. (Mrs) Doores MorganFEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SECRETARY: Mr. James Luis,5th Floor,

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