Dear Sir/Madam,The e-mail has quite a few of the hallmarks of the 419 scam -- promise of a sizable chunk of money from someone you've never met before, legitimate-sounding organization, links to legitimate websites ... and an AOL contact address. Ladies and gentlemen, anybody who can afford to drop almost a million dollars on you can afford to buy their own domain name and set up a mail server there.
Random Selection as Development/Campaign Partner.
We hereby notify you that you have been selected as a partner in the World Campaign against Global Warming.
In this program, you will be required to organize a pro-environmental campaign against global warming and environmental pollution in your area/community with the funds provided to you by the World Foundation against Global Warming.
Note that this selection is subject to your acceptance and consent.
If you choose to accept this offer, you shall be awarded the sum of $610,000 and $950,000 for Individual and Corporate participation respectively. This sum is intended to facilitate your campaign.
Kindly respond, stating your acceptance to this notification and we shall give you more information on this program. Contact Mr. Zeeshan Ashraf on: zeeraf12@aol.com
The Earth is our habitation and we are responsible for it.
Faithfully,
Paul Brendan McGee
Our World Foundation.
Program Coordinator,
Campaign against Global Warming
www.ourworldfoundation.org.uk
www.globalwarming.org
After picking through the obvious red flags in the message, Leonard concludes:
Now that global warming has graduated to the rarefied status previously enjoyed primarily by deceased dictators of African countries, I think we can truly say that climate change has come of age.
(Thanks to Newsbusters)
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