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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/10/2002 12:45:42 AM
From: Ben Wa	Respond to of 12465

the literary response to that is...."W.T.F."

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/10/2002 1:07:43 PM
From: Mark_H	Respond to of 12465

I am asking you to help Amazon with a $200 donation/purchase of a zip-lock bag of “Natures Treasures sweetener.” If they'll throw in a stoned bird, I'M IN!!! BTW, do you know if the zip-lock bag is the gallon size or sandwich size?

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/10/2002 2:28:51 PM
From: Mighty_Mezz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

Un-bucking-felievable! Calling it a "donation" when it's really an offer to sell shares might attract the attention of the SEC. IMO, this offer provides further evidence that the sweetener induces dementia. That guy's gotta be crazy! ... Mezz - Just when you think you've seen it all....

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/10/2002 5:45:31 PM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

Oh crap, can you image what would happen if they actually sent 165 zip-lock baggies of white powder through the mail? purchase of a zip-lock bag of “Natures Treasures sweetener.” Why aren't the cheques payable to the company, do they not have a bank account? For SPECIFIC DETAILS regarding the above and/or to purchase Amazons sweetener for $200, please Call Lloyd Dohner at 281-496-0544 or you can make a check payable to: LLOYD DOHNER I wonder why there was no update on the SEC lawsuit.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/10/2002 11:58:48 PM
From: mmmary	Respond to of 12465

AZNT: I heard he was going to say donate or... god may call him home. He just thought he'd get more "donations" offering the sweetener instead.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	4/11/2002 2:19:19 AM
From: Anthony@Pacific	Respond to of 12465

absolutely amazing

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	5/31/2002 3:18:53 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Respond to of 12465

LOL! Best laugh all week! Let's see...illegally soliciting securities in exchange for a zip-lock bag full of white powder. Screenwriters, take note! Actually, nobody would believe it if it were a movie. Never mind.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2692)	6/1/2002 3:11:24 AM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

re AZNT posting, I've just come across your post (thanks to TLC). Its an imaginative twist on the Nigerian E-mail scam which has swindled millions (some say billions) of dollars from gullable (and greedy!) 'First Worlders' over the last 10-25 years. This e-mail scam may be the fifth largest industry in some West African countries. Its also known as the Advance Fee Fraud and the 419 Scam (named for the Nigerian legislation outlawing mail fraud). It started out as a letter and fax-based fraud, and migrated to the Internet, where it really took off. The set-up in these frauds is always the same . A large sum of Money has magically appeared (some examples "$28 million from a backlog debt of an over invoiced contract"; "$30 million in unclaimed contract payments"). The e-mail author wants to get hold of the money, but needs your help. They typically need your bank account, or have you set up a new bank account (if you are the suspicious type) to facilitate the transfer. For your trouble, they promise you a piece of the action. The hook takes the form of glitch of some sort. A government official has discovered the scheme - an advance fee or a transfer tax must be paid. Perhaps Credit verification is needed. Whatever the problem, the scammer always asks for a relatively insignificant amount of money to keep the wheels greased. A little here, a little there. Problems keep on cropping up until the victim gives up sending money or goes broke. Either way, the money has gone. The Nigerian scam has caught the attention of the authorities (better late than never!!) Its in the Internet Fraud Watches Top 10 (http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm) and the Feds have set up a special e-mail address to report scam instances (419.fcd@usss.treas.gov) Other resources 419 Coalition (http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal) The Nigerian Government Fraud Watch ( nigerianfraudwatch.org )